OBJECTIVE: To assess the outcome of primary repair in penetrating @entity1049 in terms of regional/local morbidity (suture line breakdown, @entity6177 ) and mortality. DESIGN: Prospective, interventional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Surgical Unit II at Lahore General Hospital, Lahore, over a period of 3 1/2 years from June 1999 to December 2002. @entity1 AND METHODS: Out of 38 consecutive @entity1 with penetrating @entity1049 , a selective group of 25 @entity1 (65.7%) undergoing primary repair (simple suture, resection and @entity254 without covering colostomy and right hemicolectomy) were included in this study. The morbidity and mortality variables were recorded and statistically analyzed. RESULTS: Majority of our @entity1 were of younger age group (mean 25 years). Twenty @entity1 (80%) were male. The commonest mode of injury was @entity130 (72%). The time interval between injury and repair was 3-11 hours (mean 7 hours). Simple repair of colon with interrupted stitches was the commonest procedure performed (44%), followed by right hemicolectomy (32%). Colon related complications developed in 3 @entity1 (12%), which included two fecal fistulae and one intra-abdominal collection. One @entity1 died of @entity295 (4%). Hospital stay ranged between 6-16 days (mean 8 days). CONCLUSION: Primary repair is a safe method of managing penetrating @entity1049 in carefully selected @entity1 .

Outcome of primary repair in penetrating XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'PATIENTS'] @entity295 :: ('MESH:D018805', 'Disease') :: ['septicemia'] @entity6177 :: ('MESH:D018784', 'Disease') :: ['intra-abdominal abscess'] @entity1049 :: ('MESH:D003108', 'Disease') :: ['colonic injuries', 'colon injuries'] @entity254 :: ('MESH:C563598', 'Disease') :: ['anastomosis'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['firearm injury']
@entity1049 :: (MESH:D003108,Disease) :: ['colonic injuries']
