Operative and non-operative management of children with abdominal gunshot injuries

Arslan, Mehmet; Zeytun, Hikmet; Arslan, Serkan; Basuguy, Erol; Okur, Mehmet; Aydogdu, Bahattin; Goya, Cemil; Uygun, İBRAHİM; Otcu, Selcuk

doi:10.5505/tjtes.2017.15359

Operative and non-operative management of children with abdominal gunshot injuries

Arslan M. S., Zeytun H., Arslan S., Basuguy E., Okur M. H., Aydogdu B., ...More

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, vol.24, no.1, pp.61-65, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 24 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.5505/tjtes.2017.15359
Journal Name: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.61-65
Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Non-operative management (NOM) is a standard treatment method for solid organ injuries worldwide. There is no consensus on the management of gunshot wounds (GSW) because of the higher frequency of hollow viscus injuries (HVI) and the unpredictable depth of tissue damage produced by kinetic energy transfer during retardation of the bullet. Here we aimed to reevaluate indications for surgery and NOM based on our pediatric patients with abdominal GSW.