Small Bowel Injury in Peritoneal Encapsulation following Penetrating Abdominal Trauma
Small bowel encapsulation is a rare entity which is usually found incidentally at autopsy. We report the first case of peritoneal encapsulation encountered serendipitously at laparotomy undertaken for penetrating abdominal trauma and review the literature on peritoneal encapsulation. We also compare...
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Main Authors: | K. Naidoo, S. Mewa Kinoo, B. Singh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Surgery |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/379464 |
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