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Digestive Disease Interventions 2018; 02(02): 150-158
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1655737
Review Article
Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Minimally Invasive Management of Abdominal Trauma

Kaitlin A. Ritter
1   Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
,
Jeffrey A. Claridge
2   Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns and Emergency General Surgery, Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
,
Kevin El-Hayek
1   Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
3   Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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26 March 2018

29 March 2018

Publication Date:
05 June 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Management of traumatic abdominal injuries has traditionally relied upon a combination of systematic physical examination, image-guided evaluation, clinical judgment, and, when necessary, maximally invasive surgical intervention. Advances in the fields of interventional radiology, endoscopy, and laparoscopy have altered these traditional treatment algorithms. As growth of these techniques continues, an increasing number of minimally invasive strategies are available to clinicians for the management of abdominal trauma. Here reviewed is a brief overview of minimally invasive strategies for the management of non–solid organ abdominal trauma with a focus on new, minimally invasive diagnostic and treatment tools.

Keywords

abdominal trauma - critical care - minimally invasive