Retroperitoneal rupture of the duodenum due to blunt trauma
Jaime Strachan
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Jaime Strachan
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Summary The subject is reviewed and a further case of retroperitoneal rupture of the second part of the duodenum due to blunt abdominal trauma in a child is reported. The equivocal initial clinical signs and characteristic X-rays are described.
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Summary The subject is reviewed and a further case of retroperitoneal rupture of the second part of the duodenum due to blunt abdominal trauma in a child is reported. The equivocal initial clinical signs and characteristic X-rays are described.
Key concepts: Medicine, Duodenum, Blunt, Abdominal trauma, Retroperitoneal space, Blunt trauma, Surgery, Radiology