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Minimally Invasive Procedures for Liver Trauma

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Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Liver

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The liver is one of the most frequently injured abdominal organs in trauma (about 35–45% of blunt abdominal trauma, 40% of stab wounds, and 30% of gunshot wounds); about 80% occur in men between 20 and 40 years of age [1]. Liver trauma is classified according to the Liver Injury Scale from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST), which lists six grades with progressive severity depending above all on two parameters: depth of parenchyma laceration, and the area of hematoma with or without vascular involvement. The diagnostic and therapeutic approach to abdominal and liver trauma has evolved in recent decades, leading to a reduction in deaths [1, 2].

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    Graziano Ceccarelli, Alberto Patriti & Luciano Casciola

  2. Departement of Diagnostic Imaging, Section of Emergency Radiology, A. Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy

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Ceccarelli, G., Niola, R., Patriti, A., Calise, F., Casciola, L. (2013). Minimally Invasive Procedures for Liver Trauma. In: Calise, F., Casciola, L. (eds) Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Liver. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2664-3_17

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