Retroperitoneal Injury
Retroperitoneal Injury Outline General approach. Anatomical boundaries. Retroperitoneal Zones. Cases. Surgical Exposure.
Retroperitoneal Injury Approach. Mechanism of injury. Blunt abdominal injury. Mostly non-operative management. Penetrating abdominal injury. Mostly requires exploration.
Retroperitoneal Injury Anatomical boundaries. The Anterior Abdomen. The Flank. The Thoracoabdominal area. The Box.
Retroperitoneal Injury Anatomical boundaries.
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Retroperitoneal Injury
Retroperitoneal Injury Case 1: 29 year old male, High speed MVC. Ejected from the car. Unconscious, Sat 88, BP:90/50, GCS 6, no external source of bleeding. Intubated, bilateral chest tubes inserted, pelvis wrapped. Sat 94, HR:110, BP:90/50. FAST positive.
Retroperitoneal Injury Case 1: Trauma laparotomy. Splenectomy. Zone 1 hematoma. Zone 2 hematoma. Zone 3 hematoma.
Retroperitoneal Injury Case 2: 42 year old male, abdominal stab. Alert, Sat:99, BP:145/65, HR:89. Has a 2 cm wound in the anterior abdominal wall.
Retroperitoneal Injury Case 2: Trauma laparotomy. Small bowel injury. Zone 1 hematoma. Stable. Unstable.
Retroperitoneal Injury Case 2: Trauma laparotomy. Small bowel injury. Zone 2 hematoma. Stable. Unstable.
Retroperitoneal Injury Case 2: Trauma laparotomy. Small bowel injury. Zone 3 hematoma. Stable. Unstable.
Retroperitoneal Injury Left medial visceral rotation.
Retroperitoneal Injury Mattox maneuver
Retroperitoneal Injury Right medial visceral rotation.
Retroperitoneal Injury Cattell-Braasch manoeuvre
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