Outcomes of selective nonoperative management of civilian abdominal gunshot wounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Aziza N Al RawahiFatma A Al HinaiJamie M BoydChristopher J DoigChad G BallGeorge C VelmahosAndrew W KirkpatrickPradeep H NavsariaDerek J RobertsPublished in: World journal of emergency surgery : WJES (2018)
SNOM of abdominal GSWs is safe when conducted in hemodynamically stable patients without a reduced level of consciousness or signs of peritonitis. Failure of SNOM may be lower in patients with GSWs to the back, flank, or right thoracoabdomen and be decreased by mandatory use of abdominopelvic CT scans.