Distant endoarterial bullet migration following penetrating chest injury

Distant endoarterial bullet migration following penetrating chest injury.

A 61-year-old man was referred to us for massive left haemothorax (Fig. 1) following a penetrating thoracic gunshot wound. The entrance wound was between the scapula and the spine; no exit wound was evident. Left coxofemoral X-ray demonstrated the presence of the retained bullet in the left femoral region (Fig. 2). An emergency left thoracotomy was performed and a small regular round laceration...

An unusual potentially fatal penetrating chest injury.

Distant organ injury following acute kidney injury.

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI) is associated with unacceptably high mortality that can range from 40 to 60% in some cases (14). The incidence of AKI continues to increase (15, 16) and is associated with a changing spectrum of illnesses, significant comorbid and extrarenal complications (12), and unsatisfactory preventive or treatment strategies (5). The etiology of AKI is diverse, and ischemia const...

Pneumocephalus Following Self-Inflicted Penetrating Brain Injury

Objective Pneumocephalus is a rare complication that often occurs after traumatic skull base injury, leading to morbidity and mortality. Material and Method We present the case of a 42-year-old healthy man who injured himself when he stuck a metal stick into his left nasal cavity to relieve prolonged nasal obstruction. Immediate cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea and subsequent meningitis and pne...

Conservative management of large intrapulmonary haemorrhage following penetrating chest trauma

Penetrating chest wounds can hide a range of life threatening injuries and often require emergency surgical management. It is important that the patient be assessed and managed according to clinical need and response to medical intervention. This is a case of a patient with a large intrapulmonary haematoma who was managed conservatively and made a good recovery without need for surgery.