Patterns of penetrating abdominal stab wounds (ASW) may be different according to the mechanism of injury. The purpose of this study was to review and characterize penetrating abdominal stab wounds in self-inflicted wound patients and assaulted patients. We retrospectively analyzed patients with ASW who were admitted to our emergency department from 2007 to 2015. The patients were divided into ...

BACKGROUND To determine the role of a combined laparoscopic exploration and lavage (LELA) in abdominal stab wounds (ASW). We hypothesized that peritoneal penetration (PP) is not an indication for exploratory laparotomy (EL) if LELA is negative. METHODS A prospective study (Jan 2002-Dec 2003) was carried at our Level I Trauma Center. Patients with anterior fascia penetration in wound explorati...

A stab wound penetrating the left atrium (excluding the left auricle) would have to penetrate through other chambers of the heart or through the great arteries at their origin from the heart to reach the left atrium from the front of the chest. Such wounds would be fatal, the patient dying from profuse haemorrhage within a few minutes. A stab wound through the back of the chest could reach the ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Symptomatic hydrocephalus is a surprisingly common clinical condition. Neurosurgeons are expert at ventriculostomy, but minimally invasive peritoneal access is outside the realm of their current training. We have adopted a multidisciplinary approach, with general surgeons positioning the distal shunt. Our objective was to review this recent experience. METHODS All di...

We report a case of successful treatment patient with multiple stab and cut wounds chest abdomen which resulted in the injuries venous coronary sinus abdominal organs. Surgical wound revision antishock unit, priorities surgical accesses (thoracotomy laparotomy) allowed timely cure injury. A key feature our is trauma. Coronary suturing closed heart surgery technically difficult. It has potential...

A 10-year-old girl suffering from a penetrating orbital stab wound with a knife on the inner canthus of her right eye is reported. Clinical examination of the patient displayed no signs of globe perforation or neurological deficits. The knife was removed slowly with careful and controlled motions. At the last visit three months after the surgery, visual acuity was 20/20, anterior and posterior ...

The solution of continuity the tissues neck with rupture platysma muscle is called a cervical penetrating wound. authors report case an unusual wound extended to pleural dome by stabbing psychiatric patient. They describe diagnostic circumstances, therapeutic approach and discuss data from literature. It was 26-year-old young woman, who received in ENT for stab following suicide attempt. diagno...