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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Jul 15;55(7):1211–1218. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.07.001

Figure 1. Therapeutic laparoscopy for pediatric abdominal trauma.

Figure 1.

(A-C) 15 YO male with penetrating abdominal trauma (gunshot wound) traversing through-and-through stomach, trans-hepatically, and out right chest (A, black, dashed arrow indicates trajectory; B, white arrow indicates exit wound through right chest). Partial gastrectomy was completed laparoscopically (C). (D-F) 8 YO female with blunt abdominal trauma due to a seat belt injury. Bladder repair (E) and rectal repair (F) completed laparoscopically.