A Case of Delayed Cecal Perforation After Abdominal (Seat Belt) Injury

Seatbelts have reduced the number of fatal head, facial, and chest injuries. They have, however, introduced a set of injuries comprising abdominal wall bruising, Intra-abdominal injuries, and lumbar spine fractures collectively termed the seat belt syndrome. Surgical repair is the treatment for enco...

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Autores principales: Okeke, Raymond I, Lok, Justin, Keranalli, Prajwal, Chaudhry, Maaria, Saliba, Christian, Herman, Richard, Scherer, L R Tres, Miyata, Shin, Blewett, Christopher
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Pediatric Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9464108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36110435
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27901
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Sumario:Seatbelts have reduced the number of fatal head, facial, and chest injuries. They have, however, introduced a set of injuries comprising abdominal wall bruising, Intra-abdominal injuries, and lumbar spine fractures collectively termed the seat belt syndrome. Surgical repair is the treatment for encountered bowel injuries. We present a case of delayed bowel perforation following presentation with signs of seat belt trauma identifying a decisional dilemma in the surgical management of serosal tears with no apparent signs of perforation.

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