Abstract:
Small bowel perforation is common following blunt abdominal trauma. Intra-abdominal injury with isolated small bowel perforation however, is a rare entity and diagnosis can be ambiguous. Nonisolated small bowel perforation, which carries a higher mortality rate, will be identified early during the assessment of the patient following a blunt abdominal trauma. A case of an isolated small bowel perforation following a road traffic accident is reported. A motorcycle rider, while trying to avoid a car, lost … Show more
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