Colović R, Matić S, Simić A
Institut za bolesti digestivnog sistema, KCS Beograd.
Acta Chir Iugosl. 1995;42(1):9-16.
Liver is, after spleen, the second most frequently injured organ in the blunt abdominal trauma. Liver trauma is often associated with injuries to other viscera and the mortality may be even more dependent on the severity of those injuries then on the liver injury itself. New imaging techniques provide an accurate assessment of the extent of liver injury and so more appropriate surgical technique. They provide that certain number of patients, under precisely defined conditions may be treated nonoperatively. A success in establishing a stable hemostasis and debridement of devitalised tissue is mandatory for a favorable outcome. Different methods of surgery are discussed.
