Case Report: Penetrating Thoracic Trauma by A Gunshot Involving the Heart

Intralenticular Cilia Following Penetrating Ocular Trauma: A Case Report

Penetrating ocular trauma is one of the most important causes of vision loss, especially in men, and can be associated with intraocular foreign bodies. The incidence of intraocular cilia after trauma is very low. Here we report the case of a 24-year-old man who visited Poostchi Ophthalmology Clinic (Shiraz, Iran) due to a gradual vision loss in his left eye over the past 2 months. The probable ...

Non-visible penetrating brain trauma: a case report

Objective: One of the most frequent causes of death and acquired disability in the pediatric population is the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). TBI is secondary to falls, road traffic and vehicle collisions, child abuse and assaults. Penetrating brain injury is a severe form of traumatic brain injury. Blunt head injury is more frequent than TBI in children, but the second one carries a poor progno...

Ureterogluteal Fistula Following Ureteral Penetrating Trauma: Case Report

Introduction: Traumatic injuries of the ureter constitute only 1% of the total traumatic injury of the genitourinary tract. Most penetrating ureter injuries occur during surgery. Ureteral injuries in cases of external trauma are often accompanied by the injury of the adjacent visceral bodies and may be disturbed by the prevalence of manifestations and signs of injury to other viscera. In cases ...

[Penetrating gunshot wounds of the heart].

Pitfalls in penetrating thoracic trauma

261 Correspondence (‹letiflim): Elias Degiannis, M.D. Department of Surgery, University of the Witswatersrand Medical School, 7 York Road, Parktown 2193 Johannesburg, South Africa. Tel: +27 (11) 933-8804 e-mail ( e p o s t a ) : d e g i a n n i s @ y e b o . c o . z a Department of Surgery, University of The Witswatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa. Witswatersrand T›p Fakültesi...