Non-operative management of abdominal gunshot injuries: Is it safe in all cases?
Nidal İflazoğluOrhan ÜreyenOsman Zekai ÖnerUlvi Mehmet MeralMurat YülüklüPublished in: Turkish journal of surgery (2018)
Decision making on patient selection for selective non-operative management is critical to ensure favorable outcomes. It is not possible to predict the success of selective non-operative management in advance. Cautious clinical examination and close monitoring of these patients is vital; however, emergency laparotomy should be performed in case of change in vital signs and positive symptoms concerning peritonitis.