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The duodenal injury was defined as grade III, that is, involving 75% of the circumference. We opted to perform primary repair of the injured duodenum in two layers alone without diversion. The abdominal cavity was drained using an open system drain next to the repair. Nasogastric and jejunostomy tubes were used postoperatively for gastric decompression and enteral feeding, respectively. The child had an uneventful recovery, was discharged well on the 10th postoperative day and no stenosis was found on long-term follow-up. The debate was whether to repair the defect primarily or to combine the repair with diversion. Early diagnosis, the isolated nature of the duodenal injury and the possibility of minimal contamination favoured primary repair of the defect without diversion. 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