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Abdominal Injury

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Abdominal injury are common and can be diverse from mild to severe, sometimes life-threatening. Missed abdominal injury is the main cause of morbidity and mortality. However diagnosis is challenging. A high index of suspicion should be maintained for poly-trauma patients, especially who in under shock. Early recognition and appropriate management is imperative in patients with abdominal injury.

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  1. Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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    Dong Kwan Kim

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

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Hong, SK. (2019). Abdominal Injury. In: Hong, SK., Kim, D., Jeon, S. (eds) Primary Management of Polytrauma . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5529-4_6

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