Comparison between isolated serial clinical examination and computed tomography for stab wounds in the anterior abdominal wall

ABSTRACT Objective: to compare abdominal computer tomography (CT) with isolated serial clinical exam (SCE) in the management of anterior abdominal stab wounds. Methods: randomized prospective study performed at Hospital de Pronto Socorro de Porto Alegre involving patients with anterior abdominal...

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Main Authors: RICARDO BREIGEIRON, TIAGO CATALDO BREITENBACH, LUCAS ADALBERTO GERALDI ZANINI, Carlos Otavio Corso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912017000600596&lng=en&tlng=en