Complex Cardiac Stab Wound

Complex cardiac stab wound.

A concealed atriopleural fistula resulting from a cardiac stab wound.

A young male presented with a right parasternal stab wound. The chest radiography was normal and transthoracic echocardiography ruled out pericardial tamponade. He remained hemodynamically stable until three hours later when signs of progressive anemia were observed. Chest computed tomography showed massive right-sided hemothorax. The patient underwent surgery, which revealed an active bleeding...

Stab Wound of Enlarged Spleen

A penetrating orbitocranial stab wound.

An unusual case of intracranial penetration of a bread knife through the orbit is described. Despite the proximity of the blade to the internal carotids, the optic nerves and chiasm, and the pituitary the patient survived with only a minimal field defect affecting the eye opposite to the entry site; otherwise no neurological or endocrine deficit was evident.

[On 2 cases of stab wound. Slash wound and stab channel with window formation].