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COLORECTAL INJURIES
Author(s) -
STRONG RUSSELL W.
Publication year - 1981
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.1445-2197.1981.tb05958.x
Subject(s) - medicine , blunt , general surgery , surgery
Forty‐two cases of colorectal injury occurring over a five‐year period at the Princess Alexandra Hospital are described. The ratio of penetrating trauma to blunt trauma was approximately 2:1. There are a number of alternative methods of surgical management available. The indications and problems associated with each are discussed. Surgeons should match the appropriate treatment to the individual problem, with the emphasis on conservatism.