Atypical Trajectory of a Thoracoabdominal Gunshot Injury without Penetration

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Tarih

2010

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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.

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Anahtar Kelimeler

Gunshot Injury, Thoracic Wall, Intraabdominal, Penetration

Kaynak

Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine

WoS Q Değeri

Q4

Scopus Q Değeri

Q4

Cilt

18

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3

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