Colonic (splenic flexure) necrosis due to thrombosis of the middle colic artery following blunt abdominal trauma

We report an unusual case of a 28-year-old man who developed a colonic necrosis due to thrombosis of the middle colic artery 18 hours following blunt abdominal trauma. Although rare, this condition can occur in those patients whom non surgical treatment was initially performed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Raul Coimbra, José Ribeiro Aguiar, Samir Rasslan, Silvio Pires Ressurreição
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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