INJURIES TO THE ABDOMEN
Introductory remarks--Wounds of the abdominal wall--Penetration of
the intestinal area without definite evidence of visceral injury--Wounds
of explosive character--Anatomical characters of intestinal wounds--Wounds
of the mesentery---Wounds of the omentum--Results of intestinal
wounds, fæcal extravasation, peritoneal infection, septicæmia--Reasons
for the escape of severe injury in wounds traversing the
abdomen--Wounds of the stomach--Wounds of the small intestine--Wounds
of the large intestine--Prognosis in intestinal injuries--Treatment
of intestinal injuries--Wounds of the urinary bladder--Wounds
of the kidney--Wounds of the liver--Wounds of the spleen--General
remarks on the prognosis in abdominal injuries--Wounds of
the external genital organs--Wounds of the urethra 407