Atypical Trajectory of a Thoracoabdominal Gunshot Injury without Penetration
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Tarih
2010
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Dergi ISSN
Cilt Başlığı
Yayıncı
Romanian Legal Med Soc
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Atypical trajectories of gunshot injuries are a major problem in forensic pathology. Thoracoabdominal gunshot injuries represent some of the most challenging injuries. A 25 years-old man applied to emergency department in consequence of multiple gunshot wounds. Thoracoabdominal helical computed tomography (CT) no injury at the intrabdominal and intrathoracic tissues. There was only a subcutenous tissue laceration of 50 cm in length, through from thoracic to abdominal walls. The patient medically managed and no surgical intervention was performed due to thoracoabdominal injury. In conclusion a trajectory of gunshot may not always be straight as is in our case. Helical CT is a useful tool in determining the real trajectory and therefore reduces the ratio of unnecessary surgical interventions.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Gunshot Injury, Thoracic Wall, Intraabdominal, Penetration
Kaynak
Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q4
Cilt
18
Sayı
3
