[Perforation of the small intestine as a sequela of blunt injuries of the abdomen during a 12-year period].

The paper presents 44 cases of small intestine perforation caused by blunt abdominal trauma in a period of 12 years. 34 patients were men and 10 were women. The patients were aged from 10 to 82 years which gives an average age of 39 years.

[Rupture of the retroperitoneal duodenum due to blunt abdominal trauma].

We are reported eight patients after blunt abdominal trauma with rupture of retroperitoneal part of the duodenum, with etiology of injury and with their surgical treatment. We emphasized diagnostic troubles and great mortality in the cases of missed duodenal rupture in the preoperative and in the intraoperative time. The result of successful therapy depend of quick recognizing of the retroperitoneal part of the duodenum and of the operation treatment.

[Injuries of the urinary bladder].

The authors analyse 32 patients with injuries of the urinary bladder treated in Clinical Hospital Centre "Firule" in the period from 1976 to 1988 (Figure No 1). There were: 10 contusions of the bladder (31%), 5 extraperitoneal ruptures (16%), 16 intraperitoneal ruptures (50%), and 1 combined extra and intraperitoneal rupture (3%). The isolated injuries of the bladder are rare.