introduction: diaphragmatic hernia could be caused by congenital disorders, blunt trauma or penetrating injuries. the diagnosis of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia is normally neglected during the first presentation leading to late complications and considerably increased mortality and morbidity among the patients. materials and methods: in this retrospective, descriptive study, we reviewed the m...

Introduction. Combined abdominal and thoracic impalement injuries are a rare form of penetrating trauma. Nowadays, they occur more frequently as an accident and not so often as a deliberate violent action. Case Report. A 35-year-old man was admitted to our emergency department with chest pain and respiratory distress after he had reportedly slipped in his bathtub. Abdominal and thoracic imaging...

Introducción: El trauma es una importante causa de mortalidad a nivel mundial y la cuarta muerte en Colombia. Esta condición genera morbilidad discapacidad, impactando sustancialmente sobre los años vida potencialmente perdidos, todo, las edades más tempranas donde prevalente. Objetivo: Caracterizar epidemiológica clínicamente pacientes con abdominal penetrante manejados quirúrgicamente. Materi...

This study represents our experience with severe blunt gastrointestinal injury in 29 polytrauma and 3 solitary trauma patients. The primary diagnosis was missed in intestinal perforation (4x) and mesenteric disrupture (1x). In 2 other patients contusion of the gastrointestinal wall led to postprimary perforation. The average mortality was 21.8%; only 2 patients died from abdominal sepsis. Blunt...

a 25 year-old construction worker underwent neck laceration following penetrating neck trauma in a falling incident. the 3rd tracheal ring was injured which was initially repaired and the patient was discharged in good general condition. (figure 1 shows the patient’s neck view after discharge from hospital).two months later the patient was again admitted due to provocative coughing and a metal ...

INTRODUCTION Rupture of the diaphragm is almost always due to major trauma. Diaphragmatic injuries are rare (5-7%), usually secondary to blunt, or more rarely to penetrating, thoracic or abdominal trauma. No single investigation provides a reliable diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture when a patient first arrives at hospital. Almost 33% are suspected on initial chest x-ray, but the percentage is ...