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World Journal of Emergency Surgery publishes articles on all aspects of emergency surgery.
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Review
 Penetrating injury to the chest by an attenuated energy projectile: literature review of thoracic injuries caused by "less-lethal" munitions Joao B Rezende-Neto, Fabriccio D F Silva, Leonardo B O Porto, Luiz C Teixeira, Homer Tien, Sandro B Rizoli World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009, 4:26 (26 June 2009) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]
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Case report
 Tissue oxygen saturation in battlefield injuries using near-infrared spectroscopy: a case series report Greg J Beilman, Juan J Blondet World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009, 4:25 (19 June 2009) [Abstract] [Provisional PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]
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Case report
 Spontaneous rupture of the right gastroepiploic artery: unusual cause of acute abdomen and shock Karim Ibn Majdoub Hassani, Ali Bounekar, Jean-Manuel Gruss World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009, 4:24 (17 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]
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Case report
 Second trimester hepatic rupture in a 35 year old nulliparous woman with HELLP syndrome: a case report J Kelly, DJ Ryan, N O'Brien, WO Kirwan World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009, 4:23 (15 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]
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Research article
 Alteration in emergency theatre prioritisation does not alter outcome for acute appendicitis: comparative cohort study Stefano Partelli, Sabina Beg, Juliette Brown, Soumil Vyas, Hemant M Kocher World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009, 4:22 (8 June 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]
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Review
 Maxillofacial trauma patient: coping with the difficult airway Amir A Krausz, Imad Abu el-Naaj, Michal Barak World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009, 4:21 (27 May 2009) [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles]
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