Table 1

showing various viscera damaged and surgical procedure done

Small gut perforation

48(31.16%)

Repair in 26 patients

Colostomy in 2 patients

Resection anastomosis in 7 patients

Right hemicolectomy in 2 patients

Illeostomy in 11 patients

Splenic trauma

35(22.72%)

Splenectomy in 35 patients

(Subcapsular hematoma, laceration and hilar injury)

Liver laceration

30(19.48%)

Repair in 28 patients

Gauze packing in 8 patients

Large gut perforation

10 (6.49%)

Colostomy in 3 patients

Tube caecostomy in 1 patient,

Repair in 6 patients

Gastric perforation

10(6.49%)

Primary repair in 10 with tube gastrostomy in 4 patients

Kidney damage

10(6.49%)

Nephrectomy in 3 patients patient

(Laceration, hematoma and pedicle avulsion)

Nephorostomy in 1

Repair in 2 patients

Duodenal trauma

3(1.94%)

Tube duodenostomy in 2 patients

(Laceration and the hematoma)

Gallbladder trauma

3(1.94%)

Cholecystostomy in 1 patient

Partial Cholecystectomy in 1 patient

Cholecystectomy in 1 pateint

Bladder laceration

2(1.29%)

Repair with suprapubic cystostomy in all

Mesenteric laceration

10(6.49%)

Repair in 7 patients

Resection anastomosis in 3 patients

Retroperitoneal hematoma

10(6.49%)

Midline in 1 patient

Lateral wall hematoma in 1 patient

Associated with other visceral trauma in 8 patients

Caecal hematoma with transection of appendix

2(1.29%)

Tube caecostomy with appendectomy in 2 patients

Omental hematoma

1(0.64%)

Omentectomy

Negative laparotomy

5(3.24%)

Reexploration

3(1.94%)

Posterior diaphragmatic wall bleed after splenectomy-1,

Missed ileal perforation -1,

Post operative bleeding from liver laceration -1

Wani et al. World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009 4:46   doi:10.1186/1749-7922-4-46