Nonoperative Management of Penetrating Right Thoracoabdominal Injury.
Mohamed Ahmed, Amarseen Mikael, Yara Gorski, Ahmed Mahmoud, Raymund Cordero
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Mohamed Ahmed: Surgery, University of California, Riverside, USA.
Amarseen Mikael: Surgery, Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, USA.
Yara Gorski: Surgery, Temecula Valley Hospital, Temecula, USA.
Ahmed Mahmoud: Surgery, Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, USA.
Raymund Cordero: Surgery, Temecula Valley Hospital, Temecula, USA.
Penetrating thoracoabdominal injuries caused by stabbing or firearms are seen on an almost daily basis at trauma centers in the USA. The nonoperative management of carefully selected hemodynamically stable patients is still under dispute. We present a case of right thoracoabdominal firearm injury managed nonoperatively.
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