Spleen, due to its unique position and relative mobility, is the most vulnerable organ in blunt abdominal injuries. After splenic trauma, hemodynamically unstable patients are treated with splenectomy. Delayed splenic rupture presents 48 to 72 hours after blunt abdominal trauma and is a rare entity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPeptic ulcer disease affects a large number of people around the world. Complications occur in 10-20% of patients and perforation develops in 2-14% of the cases. It can either be in the pyloric part of the stomach or in the first part of duodenum.
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