ALLMedicine™ Abdominal Stab Wounds Center

Jan 12th, 2021 - Pneumoperitoneum on chest radiograph (CXR) following abdominal stab wounds (SW) is generally considered as surrogate evidence of viscus perforation and an absolute indication for laparotomy. The exact yield of this radiographic finding is unknown....

Feb 16th, 2020 - This study evaluates the accuracy of IV contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) tractography in the detection of peritoneal violation in anterior abdominal stab wounds (AASW) and its impact on the management algorithm. This prospective study in...

Aug 27th, 2018 - Organ evisceration following abdominal stab wound (SW) is currently considered as an absolute indication for mandatory laparotomy due to the high incidence of associated intra-abdominal injuries, but literature describing the spectrum of organ inj...

Jun 27th, 2018 - Management of stable patients with abdominal stab wound remains controversial, particularly for those with no clear indications for explorative laparotomy. We evaluated the risk of intra-abdominal injury in stab wound victims concomitantly stabbed...

INTRODUCTION Until the 20 th century, nearly all penetrating injuries to the abdomen were managed nonoperatively. Beginning with World War I, surgeons noted lower mortality among soldiers with penetrating abdominal wounds who were managed with la...

Jan 12th, 2021 - Pneumoperitoneum on chest radiograph (CXR) following abdominal stab wounds (SW) is generally considered as surrogate evidence of viscus perforation and an absolute indication for laparotomy. The exact yield of this radiographic finding is unknown....

Feb 16th, 2020 - This study evaluates the accuracy of IV contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) tractography in the detection of peritoneal violation in anterior abdominal stab wounds (AASW) and its impact on the management algorithm. This prospective study in...

Aug 27th, 2018 - Organ evisceration following abdominal stab wound (SW) is currently considered as an absolute indication for mandatory laparotomy due to the high incidence of associated intra-abdominal injuries, but literature describing the spectrum of organ inj...

Jun 27th, 2018 - Management of stable patients with abdominal stab wound remains controversial, particularly for those with no clear indications for explorative laparotomy. We evaluated the risk of intra-abdominal injury in stab wound victims concomitantly stabbed...

INTRODUCTION Until the 20 th century, nearly all penetrating injuries to the abdomen were managed nonoperatively. Beginning with World War I, surgeons noted lower mortality among soldiers with penetrating abdominal wounds who were managed with la...