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JEJUNAL REPLACEMENT OF THE SECOND PART OF THE DUODENUM FOLLOWING SEVERE TRAUMA
Author(s) -
MANN ARNOLD
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1979.tb06446.x
Subject(s) - medicine , duodenum , surgery , general surgery
Intestine can be devitalized by crushing injuries as readily as other soft tissues. The management of a patient with severe duodenal injury is presented. The importance of resecting avascular segments, rather than hoping for the best, is stressed.