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Duodenal injuries by Degiannis, E., Boffard, K.

“…Background The worldwide increase in road traffic accidents and use of firearms has increased the incidence of duodenal trauma. Methods The English language…”
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Endovascular Therapy And Controversies In The Management Of Vascular Trauma by Jacks, R., Degiannis, E.

“…Aim: To review the advent of endovascular treatment of vascular injuries and its controversies. Methods: Literature review over the past 13 years using the…”
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Management of pancreatic trauma by Degiannis, E, Glapa, M, Loukogeorgakis, S.P, Smith, M.D

“…Summary Background Pancreatic injury can pose a formidable challenge to the surgeon, and failure to manage it correctly may have devastating consequences for…”
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Operating on penetrating trauma to the mediastinal vessels by Yilmaz, T. H., Evers, T., Sussman, M., Vassiliu, P., Degiannis, E., Doll, D.

“…Background and Aims: Patients with penetrating trauma of the major vessels of the chest are infrequently encountered. This is due to the fact that the majority…”
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Haemodialysis for post-traumatic acute renal failure - factors predicting outcome by Machemehl, Thomas, Hsu, Peter, Pahad, Hussein, Williams, Paul, Yilmaz, Tugba H, Vassiliu, Pantelis, Boffard, Kenneth D, Degiannis, Elias, Doll, Dietrich

“…Post-traumatic acute renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy in an intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with high mortality. To assess indicators…”
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Trauma care systems in South Africa by Goosen, J., Bowley, D.M., Degiannis, E., Plani, F.

“…Aim: To provide an overview of the provision of trauma care in South Africa, a middle income country emerging into a democratic state. Methods: Literature…”
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Non-operative treatment of abdominal gunshot injuries by Saadia, R., Degiannis, E.

“…Background: Non‐operative treatment is a management option that challenges the traditional mandatory laparotomy for abdominal gunshot injuries. Methods: All…”
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Critical decisions in trauma of the thoracic aorta by Degiannis, E, Boffard, K

“…Trauma to the thoracic aorta is a significant injury with a high mortality. This mortality is partly due to the delayed recognition of the condition. The…”
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Diaphragmatic herniation after penetrating trauma by Degiannis, E., Levy, R. D., Sofianos, C., Potokar, T., Florizoone, M. G. C., Saadia, R.

“…A study was made of 45 patients with diaphragmatic herniation after penetrating trauma. In 29 the diagnosis was established during the first admission (early…”
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Distal pancreatectomy for gunshot injuries of the distal pancreas by Degiannis, E, Levy, R D, Potokar, T, Lennox, H, Rowse, A, Saadia, R

“…This study comprised 57 patients with gunshot injury of the distal pancreas. There were 16 grade II, 29 grade III and 12 grade IV pancreatic injuries. The…”
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Emergency Department Thoracotomy (EDT) by Doll, D, Bonanno, F, Smith, MD, Degiannis, E

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Abdominal gunshot wounds--current status of selective non-operative management by Degiannis, E, Psaras, G, Smith, M D

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Selective surgical management of zone II gunshot injuries of the neck: A prospective study by Sofianos, Constantinos, Degiannis, Elias, Van den Aardweg, Machteld S., Levy, Richard D., Naidu, Mireshini, Saadia, Roger

“…Background. The management of penetrating neck trauma remains controversial, with many studies supporting either mandatory exploration or selective…”
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Penetrating trauma to the heart: a relatively innocent injury by Velmahos, G C, Degiannis, E, Souter, I, Saadia, R

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the mortality rate of penetrating cardiac trauma in a large urban hospital. This was a retrospective study over a…”
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Temporary treatment of uncontrolled intrathoracic hemorrhaging with abdominal towels in combination with a rescue procedure. Damage control procedure of the chest by Yilmaz, T H, Degiannis, E, Doll, D

“…Case report of a 27-year-old patient who presented with a stab wound in the posterior aspect of the right chest. The patient was physiologically unstable and…”
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Gunshot Injuries of the Head of the Pancreas: Conservative Approach by Degiannis, E., Levy, R.D., Velmahos, G.C., Potokar, T., Florizoone, M.G.C., Saadia, R.

“…This study is comprised of 48 patients with gunshot injuries of the head of the pancreas, many of which were high velocity injuries. The purpose of this study…”
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Controversies in management of penetrating injuries of the pancreas by Degiannis, E, Saadia, R

“…The management of penetrating pancreatic injuries is still beset by controversy, especially with regard to the role of pancreatography, the most appropriate…”
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Penetrating cardiac injuries: clinical classification and management strategy by Saadia, R, Levy, R D, Degiannis, E, Velmahos, G C

“…The management of penetrating cardiac injury is controversial. To facilitate decision making, a simple clinical classification of patients with such an injury…”
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Selective surgical management in penetrating neck injuries by Velmahos, G C, Souter, I, Degiannis, E, Mokoena, T, Saadia, R

“…To evaluate selective operative management in penetrating neck trauma. A chart review. A university-affiliated hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. All…”
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Pyloric exclusion in severe penetrating injuries of the duodenum by Degiannis, E., Krawczykowski, D., Velmahos, G. C., Levy, R. D., Souter, I., Saadia, R.

“…This study comprises 74 patients with penetrating injuries of the duodenum. Sixty‐three of these had sustained gunshot wounds, many of which were high…”
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