Abdominal Trauma : Never Underestimate It
Joint Authors
Bhagra, Anjali
Stead, Latha Ganti
Bodhit, Aakash N.
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-10-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
We present a case of a sports injury.
The initial presentation and clinical examination belied serious intra-abdominal injuries.
Case Presentation.
A 16-year-old male patient came to emergency department after a sports-related blunt abdominal injury.
Though on clinical examination the injury did not seem to be serious, FAST revealed an obscured splenorenal window.
The CT scan revealed a large left renal laceration and a splenic laceration that were managed with Cook coil embolization.
Patient remained tachycardic though and had to undergo splenectomy, left nephrectomy, and a repair of left diaphragmatic rent.
Patient had no complication and had normal renal function at 6-month followup.
Conclusion.
The case report indicates that management of blunt intra-abdominal injury is complicated and there is a role for minimally invasive procedures in management of certain patients.
A great deal of caution is required in monitoring these patients, and surgical intervention is inevitable in deteriorating patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bodhit, Aakash N.& Bhagra, Anjali& Stead, Latha Ganti. 2011. Abdominal Trauma : Never Underestimate It. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503236
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bodhit, Aakash N.…[et al.]. Abdominal Trauma : Never Underestimate It. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503236
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bodhit, Aakash N.& Bhagra, Anjali& Stead, Latha Ganti. Abdominal Trauma : Never Underestimate It. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503236
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-503236