Abdominal stab wound with damage to the abdominal aorta and the left lobe of the liver - case report

dominal stab wound damaging the ab-dominal aorta and the left lobe of the liver is presented here. The patient was diag-nosed and operated on after an emergency admission. The patient was discharged from the Surgical Ward 10 days after sur-gery in good general condition and was referred to the out-patient clinic.

abdominal stab wounds, liver, abdominal aorta

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