The Tumbling Bullet: Subacute Intestinal Obstruction due to a Retained Bullet

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作者
Gupta, Anupam K. [1 ]
Edwards, Blake [2 ]
Vega, Jorge A. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Miami Hosp, Minimally Invas Surg, Miami, FL 33136 USA
[2] Florida Atlantic Univ, Gen Surg, Boca Raton Reg Hosp, Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA
[3] Florida Atlantic Univ, Trauma & Acute Care Surg, St Marys Med Ctr, W Palm Beach, FL USA
关键词
gunshot injury to abdomen; damage control surgery; impacted bullet; gall stone ileus; intermittent obstruction; DAMAGE CONTROL SURGERY; GALLSTONE; ILEUS; MANAGEMENT;
D O I
10.7759/cureus.9844
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A 29-year-old female presented with multiple gunshot wounds to the back and bilateral lower extremities. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy with small-bowel resection of two segments with primary stapled anastomosis and partial nephrectomy. The postoperative course showed prolonged intermittent bowel obstruction secondary to the bullet, which lodged in the distal ileum. The patient eventually passed the bullet; it, however, led to a delay in recovery.
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