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J Surg Case Rep. 2015 Jul 02;2015(7). doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjv066.

Role of exploratory laparoscopy in haemodynamically stable patient with a penetrating abdominal trauma.

Journal of surgical case reports

Emira Nur Shafina Muhammad-Sharizan, Valerio V DiNicola

Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Noble's Hospital, Douglas, Isle of Man.
  2. Department of Surgery, Noble's Hospital, Douglas, Isle of Man [email protected].

PMID: 26139644 PMCID: PMC4488622 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjv066

Abstract

A young lady presented to the hospital following a penetrating abdominal trauma. She was haemodynamically stable during the initial assessment. Despite fruitless finding from blood test, plain radiograph and computed tomographic scanning, a bowel contusion was found during an explorative laparoscopy. Here, we highlight the need for laparoscopy as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in haemodynamically stable patient with a penetrating abdominal trauma.

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