J Acute Care Surg.  2019 Oct;9(2):66-68. 10.17479/jacs.2019.9.2.66.

Delayed Small Bowel Ischemia following Minor Mesenteric Injury

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea. jjangmdkmdk@hanmail.net
  • 2Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

We report a case of delayed presentation of small bowel ischemia following minor mesenteric injury after blunt abdominal trauma. Traumatic small bowel and/or mesenteric injury is rare, and minor mesenteric injury is usually managed conservatively. However, mesenteric injury may cause potentially fatal conditions such as hemorrhages or peritonitis in extremely rare cases and require laparotomy. We present a case of small bowel ischemia that occurred 3 days after minor mesenteric injury from blunt abdominal trauma.

Keyword

traffic accidents; abdominal injuries; laparotomy

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Injuries
Accidents, Traffic
Hemorrhage
Ischemia*
Laparotomy
Peritonitis
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