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Case report: Evisceration of abdomen after blunt trauma.
Ibrahim, Arwa H; Osman, Adel J; Alarfaj, Mosab A; Alzamil, Areej M; Abahussain, Munirah A; Alghamdi, Hanan.
Affiliation
  • Ibrahim AH; College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: arwa.ibrahim95@hotmail.com.
  • Osman AJ; King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Department of Surgery, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alarfaj MA; King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Department of Surgery, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alzamil AM; College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
  • Abahussain MA; College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alghamdi H; King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Department of Surgery, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Surg Case Rep ; 72: 207-211, 2020.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32544830
INTRODUCTION: Abdominal evisceration is uncommon after blunt abdominal trauma; therefore, it warrants urgent laparotomy. We report a young adult male who sustained multiple injuries due to a high impact mechanism resulting in blunt abdominal injury and underwent numerous laparotomies. CASE REPORT: In a high-speed motorcycle accident, a twenty-six-year-old male sustained a direct, blunt injury to his abdomen, which resulted in a right hemothorax, perforation of the stomach, and small bowel. Multiple mesenteric vessels tear, a retroperitoneal hematoma, liver, and pancreatic injury. The abdominal wall split transversely, extruding intact bowel. After resuscitation, according to the ATLS protocol, the patient underwent eight laparotomies for damage control. After 45 days in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, then 11 days in the surgical ward, he was discharged in a satisfactory condition. Eight months later, he was admitted electively for ileostomy reversal, which was uneventful. CONCLUSION: Patients with high trauma mechanisms have high mortality and morbidity rate. Blunt injury with eviscerated abdominal contents requires prompt, expeditious, and timely intervention, particularly at the initial operative intervention with damage control procedures, both prompt management and structured approach, were tailored depending in the magnitude of the injury. A multidisciplinary approach is mandatory throughout the period of treatment until recovery and rehabilitation.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Guideline Language: En Journal: Int J Surg Case Rep Year: 2020 Document type: Article Country of publication: Netherlands

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Guideline Language: En Journal: Int J Surg Case Rep Year: 2020 Document type: Article Country of publication: Netherlands