Diagnosis, management and postoperative care of duodenal injuries are difficult, especially when the duodenum was injured by blunt trauma. Injury to adjacent organs commonly accompanies duodenal trauma. Here we present a male patient, who suffered from a blunt trauma leading to complex-isolated duodenal rupture and was managed by means of primary repair with retrograde duodenostomy. In this regard, we also discussed diagnostic modalities, causes of delayed diagnosis and management of duodenal injuries and reviewed literature.
Keywords: SPORT INJURY, BLUNT TRAUMA, ISOLATED DUODENAL INJURY, PRIMARY REPAIR, RETROGRADE DUODENOSTOMY