Management of intestinal injury by laparoscopy

Abstract

Intestinal injuries due to blunt or closed abdominal trauma are less frequent; however, they represent the third most injured frecuent organ for this cause. Early diagnosis of intestinal injure is difficult and any delay is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The complementary study for its diagnosis in a stable patient is tomography. We present a case of a 56 years old woman who attended goes to the Emergency Service for a history of motor vehicle accident. Based on predictive criteria for intestinal and mesenteric lesions, emergency surgery was indicated, getting an early diagnosis and treatment of intestinal lesion in blunt trauma by laparoscopy. Caso Clínico Manejo de lesión intestinal por laparoscopia Management of intestinal injury by laparoscopy Lorenzo Diosnel Acosta Brunaga, Diego Julián Fleitas Oviedo, Fernando González DEL NACIONAL Rev. Nac (Itauguá) 2018;10(1):135-143 10.18004/rdn2018.0010.01.135-143