1/521. Technique of removal of an impacted sharp object in a penetrating head injury using the lever principle.Penetrating head injuries can be difficult to manage as the extensive surgery which may be required can result in severe morbidity and mortality in some patients. A conservative surgical approach with a "pull and see" policy was adopted successfully in a described case. Extraction can be achieved by using the mechanical advantage of the lever principle. By this method while removing the object any movements of sharp edges which will cause secondary damage can be reduced to a minimum.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = injury (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/521. Aspirated foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree: report of 250 cases.During the last 14 years, 250 patients with aspirated foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree were admitted to kuwait Chest Diseases Hospital. Ninety-six per cent of the cases were under 10 years of age and 38% gave a clear history of foreign body inhalation. The rest were diagnosed either clinically, from the chest radiograph findings or because of unexplained pulmonary symptoms. In 247 cases, bronchoscopy under general anaesthesia was successful in removing the foreign bodies. In only three cases was bronchotomy needed. Seventy per cent of the foreign bodies were melon seeds. asphyxia and cardiac arrest occurred in four cases during bronchoscopy but the patients were successfully resuscitated. In 10 cases a tracheostomy was done before bronchoscopy and the removal of the foreign body, while in five it was needed after bronchoscopy. Fifteen patients developed late complications such as recurrent pneumonia or atelectasis of the lung. Early diagnosis and adequate treatment are essential to prevent pulmonary and cardiac complications and to avoid radical lung surgery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.0037929270990705keywords = chest (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/521. Transorbital-transpetrosal penetrating cerebellar injury--case report.A 4-year-old boy presented with a transorbital-transpetrosal penetrating head injury after a butter knife had penetrated the left orbit. The knife tip reached the posterior fossa after penetrating the petrous bone. Wide craniotomy and the pterional, subtemporal, and lateral suboccipital approaches were performed for safe removal of the object. The patient was discharged with left-sided blindness, complete left ophthalmoplegia, and hypesthesia of the left face. Early angiography is recommended to identify vascular injury which could result in fatal intracranial hemorrhage.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.5keywords = injury (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/521. A new hazard for windsurfers: needlefish impalement.Marine-related injuries and envenomations are common to the coastal physician. Needlefish injuries, which occur almost exclusively in the Indo-Pacific region, have not previously been reported along the Atlantic seaboard. This case report describes a penetrating injury to the lower extremity from a needlefish. Treatment is guided by general resuscitative procedures as well as antibiotic therapy directed against infections unique to the marine environment.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.25keywords = injury (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/521. Transorbital penetrating injury of the paranasal sinuses.Penetrating injuries of the paranasal sinuses due to foreign bodies are rare, especially as a result of a traffic accident. Here we report a patient with a ballpoint pen lodged in his left eye following a traffic accident. The pen extended from the medial aspect of the left orbit, through the left ethmoid sinus and the nasal septum, to the right sphenoid sinus. We removed the pen uneventfully using endoscopic sinus surgery. There are no similar reports in the English literature and we therefore present this case because of its rarity.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = injury (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/521. Numerous transorbital wooden foreign bodies in the sphenoid sinus.A very rare case of numerous transorbital wooden foreign bodies penetrating into the sphenoid sinus in a 47-year-old male is reported. His right eye was nonreactive to light, and the oculomotor, trochlear and abducens nerves were completely disturbed. Although a minor injury was observed on the inner side of the right eyebrow, the wound was not serious or infectious. Computed tomographic scanning of the orbit and parasinus revealed an isodense linear shadow to muscle and an irregular shadow of the lamina papyracea. However, the findings were difficult to discriminate from an optic canal fracture preoperatively. We detected foreign bodies penetrating the optic nerve rise, which were successfully removed in combination with an endoscopic transethmoidal and transorbital approach. Various and careful imaging examinations are recommended to diagnose and manage paraorbital trauma, when a penetrating wound of the face is observed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.25keywords = injury (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/521. A surgical gauze appearing as a retrocardiac mass in a patient after coronary artery bypass surgery.Five years after open chest surgery because of three vessel coronary artery disease a patient was referred for progressing dyspnea and recent onset of atrial fibrillation. A retrocardiac mass was detected on chest X-ray and echocardiography. On CT-scan, the inhomogenous tumor made the diagnosis of a retained surgical gauze likely. Through a left incision the sponge was removed uneventfully and the dyspnea resolved.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.0075858541981411keywords = chest (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/521. Thoracoscopic retrieval of foreign body after penetrating chest injury: report of two cases.Video-assisted thoracic surgery has proved to be valuable in many settings in thoracic surgery. The use of video-assisted thoracic surgery in trauma has recently rapidly increased. It is useful in acute or delayed management of patients with blunt and penetrating chest trauma. It is safe for removal of clotted hemothorax, treatment of thoracic empyema, treatment of persistent pneumothorax, treatment of chylothorax, and for diagnosis of diaphragmatic injury. We report two cases using thoracoscopy to remove intrathoracic metal fragments and avert the need for thoracotomy. In the first patient, a metal fragment injury was sustained via a penetrating wound from the supraclavicular notch to the right upper lung. The metal fragment was retrieved and the lung was repaired thoracoscopically using conventional suturing techniques. A second patient sustained a broken pin injury to the left upper mediastinum via a low neck wound. The pin was successfully removed under videothoracoscopy. Both patients recovered uneventfully and had shortened hospital stays. We feel that thoracoscopy offers a therapeutic as well as diagnostic benefit in stable patients with penetrating chest trauma.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.7727575625944keywords = injury, chest (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/521. Cardiac injury from an air gun pellet: a case report.air guns are tools which each day become more powerful serious or even fatal accidents are caused by them. We report the clinical case of a 10-year old patient who received an accidental shot puncturing the right auricle, with generation of an important hemopericardium. A favorable evolution followed conservative treatment. However, we want to emphasize the potential gravity of injuries caused by this type of weapon.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = injury (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/521. incidence of intracranial bullet fragment migration.Migration of retained bullets or bullet fragments may present as a complication of gunshot wounds to the head. This phenomenon has been reported in cases of abscess formation or retained copper fragments. Management of such migratory fragments is controversial. The purpose of this study is to determine the incidence of fragment migration in a population of neurosurgical patients treated for gunshot wounds to the head. Two-hundred and thirteen cases treated at Detroit Receiving Hospital between 1985 and 1987 were reviewed. Each patient treated had initial and one week follow-up imaging studies. Nine cases of documented migratory intracranial bullet fragments were identified. Thus, the incidence in this population is 4.2%. The fragments in eight cases were composed of copper, and in the remaining case, lead. No case was associated with an abscess. Fragments in the anterior fossa were found to migrate towards the sella turcica, while those of the middle fossa and posterior hemispheres migrate towards the confluence of sinuses (Torcula Herophili). Fragment migration was documented as early as 36 h post-injury. Based on this study, we recommend serial imaging studies to look for migrating bullet fragments and surgical removal aided by intra-operative ultrasound to localize the fragment when possible.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.25keywords = injury (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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