Sinz S, Benigno L, Zadnikar MA, Biraima-Steinemann ME. Small bowel perforation after low-velocity trauma: a case report.
J Surg Case Rep 2021;
2021:rjab095. [PMID:
33897998 PMCID:
PMC8055175 DOI:
10.1093/jscr/rjab095]
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Abstract
We report the case of a 63-year-old patient with a low-velocity abdominal trauma and bowel perforation. The patient slipped on a wet floor and fell down the stairs. On admission, the patient complained about abdominal pain. A computed tomography scan showed traumatic hematoma of the jejunum in the left upper quadrant and a small amount of intra-abdominal air. Also rib fractures on the left side were diagnosed. We performed a diagnostic laparoscopy and found a bowel perforation, which was manually repaired.
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