TRAUMA OF THE ABDOMINAL ORGANS AND RETROPERITONEUM

The authors present the results of surgical management of polytraumatised patients admitted to the Tramatological Hospital in Brno during the 1988/97 period. They describe different kinds of abdominal injuries, their treatment and outcome. They pay special attention to liver injuries because, in this category, the correct classification of injury may result in conservative treatment and unnecessary laparotomies can be avoided. On the basis of their experience with 700 cases reported here, the authors emphasise the role of laparoscopy in diagnosis and therapy and the use of reconstructive surgery to improve the quality of life in severely injured patients.

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