Seat belt injuries and sigmoid colon trauma.
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چکیده
Colonic seat belt injuries are rare but carry higher mortality rates than small bowel injuries. The case of a 44 year old man is described who had severe sigmoid colon compression injury from his seat belt a few days after a road traffic accident.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of accident & emergency medicine
دوره 14 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997