Blunt hollow viscus injuries of the digestive tract: a poorly recognized phenomenon.
Longo W, Degutis L, Baker C. Blunt hollow viscus injuries of the digestive tract: a poorly recognized phenomenon. Connecticut Medicine 1989, 53: 451-4. PMID: 2766714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHollow viscus injuryBlunt hollow viscus injuryViscus injuryYale-New Haven HospitalReview of recordsAbdominal tendernessEarly celiotomyMajor morbidityTrauma centerHigh morbidityPeritoneal lavageGall bladderMortality rateSmall intestineLarge intestineInjuryMorbidityPatientsDigestive tractAccurate predictorMortalityDiagnosisIntestineYear periodLavage