introduction: penetrating cardiac injuries generally occur secondary to gunshot or stab wounds and have a high mortality rate. they are rare and often fatal in children. when a foreign object penetrates the myocardium, it is dangerous to remove it, suddenly, and should be removed gradually to prevent excessive bleeding. case report: we report a case of an unusual penetrating cardiac injury in a...

AIM The authors analyse clinical cases of penetrating thoracic, abdominal, perineal and anorectal injury and describe the traumatic event and type of lesion, the principles of surgical treatment, the complication rate and follow up. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the last 24 months, we analyzed 10 consecutive cases of penetrating thoracic and abdominal wounds [stab wound (n=7), with evisceration (n...

A case of a retained orbital foreign body following a penetrating injury in a 2-year-old boy is described. Diagnosis and management of such cases is discussed.

The first experience with diagnosis and treatment of open injuries to the abdomen in the specialized department of polytrauma is summarized. Surgical tactics stipulates early diagnosis of the possible injuries to the internal organs, and emergency operative intervention with the volume depending on the character of an injury, severity of the state of a patient.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with unfavourable outcome following stab wounds to the heart in order to improve selection of patients who may benefit from resuscitative effort. METHODS From February to March, variables were collected from medical records of patients sustaining cardiac trauma. The inclusion criterion was the presence of a penetrating ca...

BACKGROUND The incidence of penetrating abdominal injuries (PAI) has increased in the West African sub-region. OBJECTIVE To determine the pattern and management outcome of penetrating abdominal injuries (PAI) in the two main teaching hospitals in Ghana. STUDY DESIGN A prospective and retrospective descriptive study. SETTING Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi and Korle-Bu Teachi...

BACKGROUND Penetrating cardiac injuries in Europe have been poorly studied. We present a 10-year outcome for patients with penetrating heart injuries at Oslo University Hospital. METHODS Data from 01.01.2001 until 31.12.2010 was collected from the Oslo University Hospital Trauma Registry and from the patients' records. RESULTS Thirty-one patients were admitted with a penetrating cardiac inj...

Background. Lower extremity nerve injuries caused by wounds are often not noticed immediately after trauma. The purpose of this article was to analyze the localization of penetrating injuries to the nerves, the mechanism and extent of the lesions, and the microsurgical techniques used. The diagnostic and therapeutic basics in penetrating injuries of lower extremity nerves are also described. Ma...

background the optimal management of hemodynamically stable asymptomatic patients with anterior abdominal stab wounds (aasws) remains controversial. the goal is to identify and treat injuries in a safe cost-effective manner. common evaluation strategies are local wound exploration (lwe), diagnostic peritoneal lavage (dpl), serial clinical assessment (scas) and computed tomography (ct) imaging. ...

This paper presents an interactive 3D graphical system which allows the user to visualize different bullet path hypotheses and stab wound paths and computes the probability that an anatomical structure associated with a given penetration path is injured. Probabilities can help to identify those anatomical structures which have potentially critical damage from penetrating trauma and differentiat...