Authors: A.M. Angelici, G. Montesano, A.G. Nasti, P. Palumbo, F. Vietri
Università degli Studi “La Sapienza” di Roma Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Mediche Applicate Francesco Durante
Prof. F. Vietri
Background: In the last few decades there has been a clear tendency in civilian practice towards primary repair of gunshot wounds to the colon, resulting in a substantial decrease in the number of colostomies performed for this type of injury.