The advances and trends in the management of liver trauma
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-8118.2012.01.022
- VernacularTitle:肝外伤处理的进展与趋势
- Author:
Zhengtian LI
;
Hongchi JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Liver trauma;
Non-operative management;
Damage Control Surgery;
Minimally invasive surgery
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery
2012;18(1):69-72
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Liver is the largest parenchymal organ in human body and the most commonly injured organ in abdomen,accounting for 20％ of all abdominal traumas.Traumatic liver rupture can bring about intra-abdominal hemorrhage,peritoneal irritation and hemorrhagic shock.If the liver trauma takes place in peri-hepatic veins or multiple-organ injury,mortality rate is increased.In recent years,with more studies on liver injury and the rapid development of modern surgical techniques as well as the equipments,the strategies and means of liver trauma treatment have greatly changed.These changes include liver trauma cases with nonoperative treatment have been increased gradually,the improvement of damage control packing,the application of fast-track surgery concept in liver trauma,etc.
