Citation

Coats TJ. Arch. Emerg. Med. 1991; 8(2): 144-146.

Affiliation

Orpington Hospital, Kent.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1888411

PMCID

PMC1285758

Abstract

A 36-year-old man presented with an acute abdomen due to perforation of the terminal ileum, 26 days after sustaining blunt abdominal trauma from a seat belt. He had been completely well and undertaking vigorous physical exercise since the injury. This is the first reported case of this type of injury presenting after a long asymptomatic interval.

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