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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. A simplified version is shown in Table 42.1.
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Velmahos, G.C. (2017). Duodenum. In: Velmahos, G., Degiannis, E., Doll, D. (eds) Penetrating Trauma. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49859-0_46
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