A Special Case Report on Small Intestinal Mesenteric Tear-A Rare Encounter
Mesenteric injuries can follow severe abdominal trauma or contusion and is a cause of hemoperito-neum. More commonly injured by torsional force so called seat belt injury, due sudden deceleration result-ing in mesenteric tear. This possibility has to be kept in mind as you encounter polytra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://jcbsonline.ac.in/articles/a-special-case-report-on-small-intestinal-mesenteric-tear-a-rare-encounter |
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| Summary: | Mesenteric injuries can follow severe abdominal trauma or contusion and is a cause of hemoperito-neum. More commonly injured by torsional force so called seat belt injury, due sudden deceleration result-ing in mesenteric tear. This possibility has to be kept in mind as you encounter polytrauma case. Apart from controlling ongoing hemorrhage, associated ischemic or ruptured gut will require resection. We report one such case of mesenteric injury following abdominal trauma. Key words: Mesentery, Hemoperitoneum, Seat injury, Torsional injury |
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| ISSN: | 2231-4180 2319-2453 |