A rare case of isolated transverse colon perforation following blunt trauma abdomen-case report with review of literature

Thakur, Prateek; Gogna, Shekhar; Goyal, Pankaj

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20150511

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“…Intra-operative manoeuvre is dependent on findings at surgery, which correlates with the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guidelines. Some clinicians have employed peritoneal lavage and primary repair of perforation after refreshing the margins [19]. However, in our patient, a transverse loop colostomy from the perforated transverse colon and peritoneal lavage was offered because of the findings at surgery of Grade III American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) colonic injury.…”

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Missed Isolated Transverse Colon Injury Following Trauma at a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria

Ogundele¹,

Egbuchulem²

2020

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Bowel injuries are not a common presentation following blunt abdominal trauma and delayed diagnosis is still a major predictor of outcome in the management of poly traumatized patients. Reasons are not unrelated to Patients level of consciousness, presence of other distracting injuries and most frequently physician related factors as regards clinical assessment and judgement. Furthermore, improvements in diagnostic techniques and improved clinical competence may lead to a decreased incidence of missed injuries amongst practitioners. We report an unusual case of isolated transverse colon injury following a blunt abdominal trauma in a Nigerian woman six weeks post trauma.

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confidence: 99%