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J Surg Case Rep
; 2015(7)2015 Jul 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26139644
ABSTRACT
A young lady presented to the hospital following a penetrating abdominal trauma. She was haemodynamically stable during the initial assessment. Despite fruitless finding from blood test, plain radiograph and computed tomographic scanning, a bowel contusion was found during an explorative laparoscopy. Here, we highlight the need for laparoscopy as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in haemodynamically stable patient with a penetrating abdominal trauma.