Duodenal injury after blunt abdominal trauma in children: experience with 22 cases

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The natural history and management of duodenal injuries in children are incompletely described. The aim of this study was to describe the relation between the mechanism of blunt trauma and the severity of duodenal injury, as well as evaluation of the diagnostic and treatment modules of blunt duodenal trauma [BDT] in order to improve the management of these injuries