Post-traumatic intestinal stenosis. A case report
Marín Pineda, Rúl.; Cossío Matus, M.Angel.; Leyva Bohórquez, P.; Marín Domínguez, Rúl.; Pimentel Hernández, M.; Vásquez Jiménez, D.María.
Revista de Gastroenterologia de Mexico 69(4): 240-242
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0375-0906 PMID: 15765977 Document Number: 568957
Blunt abdominal trauma with intraperitoneal injury commonly presents with shock or acute abdomen. It infrequently presents later as bowel obstruction. Injury to mesenteric vessels or subclinical perforation are possible pathophysiologic mechanisms. Few and mainly anecdotal cases appear in the medical literature. One patient with this pathology is described herein.