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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Coloproctology 2023; 43(02): 099-103
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1769918
Original Article

Our Experience of Emergency Colorectal Injury as a Result of Abdominal Trauma

1   Department of General Surgery, Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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1   Department of General Surgery, Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Abstract

Objective In the present study, we aimed to examine the treatments and their outcomes in cases with colon injuries after blunt and penetrating abdominal traumas.

Materials and Methods Twenty-six patients who underwent a laparotomy and were found to have a colon injury due to blunt abdominal trauma, penetrating stab injury, gunshot injury, and traffic accident were included. All patients were admitted into the emergency outpatient clinic of Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital General Surgery Clinic between 2016 and 2020. The records of the cases were analyzed retrospectively.

Results Colon injuries were detected in 26 cases. All 26 (100%) cases were males with an average age of 29.80 ± 11.4 (range: 17–60) years old.

Colon injuries observed during emergency operations included 18 (69.23%) patients with a GSI (gunshot injuries), 3 (11.53%) with penetrating stab injuries, 4 (15.38%) who were a part of traffic accidents and 1 (3.85%) patient with a blunt abdominal trauma.

A primary colon repair was performed in 10 patients. Five patients underwent a colon resection and there were end colostomies. Four patients underwent a loop ileostomy after a colon resection and anastomosis. Colon resections with anastomoses were performed in seven patients. The mean hospitalization period was 26 ± 29.28 days.

Conclusion Patients should be classified intraoperatively with findings, such as peritoneal contamination, degree of colon injury, duration of the injury, and any accompanying injuries.



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 12. Dezember 2022

Angenommen: 19. April 2023

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
23. Juni 2023

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