Pediatric dog bite with peritoneal violation

While dog bites are common in pediatric trauma centers, peritoneal violation from a dog bite is an uncommon finding given the significant bite force required to traverse the abdominal wall musculature. A very high incidence of clinical suspicion is necessary in order to avoid missing this rare, pote...

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Main Authors: Jason Martinez, Dane Scantling, Teerin Meckmongkol, Rajeev Prasad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618302768