TO DETERMINE THE ETIOLOGY AND METHODS OF MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMATIC GASTROINTESTINAL PERFORATION: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine the cause and different methods of management of traumatic gastrointestinal perforation.

Methods: The study was done in the Department of General Surgery, Maharishi Markandehwar Medical College and Hospital, Kumarhatti, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India for the period of 12 months. In our study, a total of 60 patients with traumatic gastrointestinal perforation were included.

Results: In our study, a total of 60 patients with traumatic gastrointestinal perforation were included. Out of 60 patients, 50 were males and 10 were females. Maximum patients (32) were found in the age group of 21-40 years of age. In our study, RTA was the most common mode of trauma with total of 25 patients.

Conclusion: Traumatic injury to gastrointestinal tract due blunt and penetrating abdominal trauma is on a rise due to road traffic accidents and more common in adulthood and males. Traumatic gastrointestinal perforation most commonly involves small intestine specifically jejunum and is usually managed by primary closure.