ABDOMINAL WOUND TECHNIC

Abdominal Wound, &c

Under chloroform the intestines were washed with warm boric lotion and carefully put back into the abdominal cavity. There were a few small splinters of wood found in the su1 perficial wound, which were carefully removed, | and the wound washed clean with warm boric lotion The peritoneum was sutured with aseptic catgut and skin with horse-hair ; thoroughly dusted with iodoform and dressed. Opiu...

Abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm diagnosed 42 years after abdominal gunshot wound

Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta is a life threatening and a rare condition in aortic injuries. Most lesions are caused by a penetrating injury and may not be detected during the first evaluation. The time interval from initial trauma to appearance of clinical signs and symptoms may range from a few days to many years, and there are only a few reports of delayed presentation. We ...

Gallstones resulting from abdominal shotgun wound.

Wound of Abdominal Wall—Partial Splenectomy: Recovery

Abdominal wound healing: a prospective clinical study.

The incidence of wound dehiscence and incisional hernia after two methods of abdominal wound closure (layered closure with retention sutures and single-layer "mass closure") was studied in a randomised prospective clinical trial in a consecutive series of 200 patients. Dehiscence occurred in 1% of patients and herniation in 4-7%; the incidence of these complications was similar with both method...