Transverse Colon Rupture and Complete Transection following Blunt Abdominal Trauma – Report of 2 Cases and 
 Review of Literature

Vijaykumar S Kappikeri

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Transverse Colon Rupture and Complete Transection following Blunt Abdominal Trauma – Report of 2 Cases and Review of Literature

Vijaykumar S. Kappikeri

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, M.R. Medical College, Gulbarga

Year: 2011, Volume: 1, Issue: 3, Page no. 57-59,

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Blunt abdominal trauma causing colon rupture is rare. Rupture and complete transection of the colon with tissue loss is uncommon. Here is a report of 2 cases of blunt abdominal trauma with haemoperitoneum. They had rupture and complete transection of transverse colon which was managed by primary repair with good postoperative recovery

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Colon rupture; Blunt intestinal trauma; Rupture of transverse colon; Colonic trauma

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