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ArticleCureus2024

Delayed Presentation of Concomitant Mid-ileal Mesenteric Tear and Perforation Following Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report.

Vidhya Sree S, Balasubramanian Arumugam, Bhanumati Giridharan, Sandhya R Palit, Nikhithaa P

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Vidhya Sree SGeneral Surgery, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Balasubramanian ArumugamGeneral Surgery, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Bhanumati GiridharanGeneral Surgery, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Sandhya R PalitGeneral Surgery, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, IND.
Nikhithaa PMedicine, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, IND.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The abdomen is involved in most of the trauma cases ranging from a simple to a life-threatening one. Blunt trauma is more dangerous than penetrating trauma to the abdomen. Though blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) is common, its diagnostic difficulties lead to fatal consequences, mainly attributable to the delay in diagnosis owing to the masquerading normalcy in the index presentation of the patient. Morbidity and mortality rates of hollow viscus and mesenteric injuries are quite high per se, with diagnostic delays worsening the scenario. Successful management of the patient lies mainly in early diagnosis and treatment of the underlying bowel pathology. We hereby report a case of a 48-year-old male, who presented with a mid-ileal mesenteric tear and a separate mid-ileal perforation, 96 hours later than trauma and was managed with laparotomy and primary anastomosis.

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blunt abdomen traumadelayed presentationlaparotomymesenteric tearmid-ideal perforationprimary anastomosis

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PMID39473683
PMCPMC11519578

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