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The management of duodenal trauma remains challenging not only because of the organ’s close anatomic relationship with vascular structures and other organs but also because of its retroperitoneal location which may mask the initial symptoms and cause delays in diagnosis with dire consequences. The grading of the duodenal injuries has been developed by the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and provides a straightforward way to communicate the severity of injury and plan the operation.

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  1. Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, Harvard University Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 810, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    George C. Velmahos

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  1. Dept. Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street 55, Boston, 02114, Massachusetts, USA

    George C. Velmahos

  2. Medical School, Dept. Surgery, University of Witwatersrand, York Road 7, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa

    Elias Degiannis

  3. Klinik für Viszeral-, Thorax- und, Gefäßchirurgie, Univ.Klinikum Marburg, Baldingerstraße, Marburg, 35043, Germany

    Dietrich Doll

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Velmahos, G.C. (2012). Duodenum. In: Velmahos, G., Degiannis, E., Doll, D. (eds) Penetrating Trauma. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20453-1_42

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