Abdominal Gunshot Wounds

Selective non-operative management in abdominal gunshot wounds

Introduction: Effects of high velocity bullet in Abdominal wall injuries specially the blast effect on intra abdominal organs needs mandatory explorative laparatomy to manage any major and minor injuries . Usually many explorative laparatomies are negative , but it can be reduced by advanced radiologic techniques such as ultrasonography ,CT – Scan , MRI preoperatively. In patients with negativ...

Arterial bullet embolism following abdominal gunshot wounds.

Gunshot Wounds

Firearm injuries are regarded as a special form of blunt trauma. The damage to the organism is caused by the impact of a single projectile (or a multitude of pellets) propelled from a barrel by high-pressure combustion gases and striking the body at a high velocity. Gunshot wounds, in a broader sense, are also lesions caused by blank-cartridge weapons as well as injuries due to livestock stunne...

Gunshot Wounds

Abdominal gunshot wounds--current status of selective non-operative management.