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Blunt Abdominal Trauma

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The abdomen is the third most commonly injured body region after the head and extremities, and blunt trauma is the most common mechanism of injury. Injuries can occur with direct blows, by shear forces, with rupture of a hollow viscous from increased intra-abdominal pressure, or from crushing between the abdominal wall and the vertebral column.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    Marie Crandall (Assistant Professor)

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  1. Undergraduate Surgical Education, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Jonathan A. Myers MD (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director) (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director)

  2. Surgical Sciences and Services, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Keith W. Millikan MD (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean) (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean)

  3. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Theodore J. Saclarides MD (Professor of Surgery Head) (Professor of Surgery Head)

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Crandall, M. (2008). Blunt Abdominal Trauma. In: Myers, J.A., Millikan, K.W., Saclarides, T.J. (eds) Common Surgical Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_13

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