Intra-abdominal injury from extra-peritoneal ballistic trauma

Corinne Owers; Jeff Garner

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2012.07.191

Intra-abdominal injury from extra-peritoneal ballistic trauma

Injury. 2014 Apr;45(4):655-8. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.07.191. Epub 2012 Aug 11.

Authors

Corinne Owers¹, Jeff Garner²

Affiliations

¹ North Trent Surgical Rotation, United Kingdom. Electronic address: corinneowers@doctors.org.uk.
² The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Moorgate Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire S60 2UD, United Kingdom.

PMID: 22889533
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.07.191

Abstract

Over the last century sporadic reports have described intra-abdominal injury without penetration of the abdominal cavity but the underlying mechanism of energy transfer appears variable. This article reviews the 19 documented cases of this phenomenon and discusses the mechanism of energy transfer in both primary blast injury and ballistic injury that may be responsible.

Keywords: Ballistic trauma; Extra-peritoneal; Intra-abdominal injury.

Publication types

Historical Article
Review

MeSH terms

Abdominal Injuries / physiopathology*
Blast Injuries / physiopathology*
Blood Pressure
Colon / injuries*
Colon / physiopathology
Energy Transfer
Female
History, 20th Century
Humans
Male
Thoracic Injuries / physiopathology*
World War I
World War II