Inferior vena caval injury following self-inflicted abdominal stab wound

Abdominal stab wound with inferior vena cava injury: a case report.

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Inferior Vena Caval Ligation

PULMONARY embolism, which is usually a complication of venous thrombosis in the lower limbs, is responsible for approximately 3 per cent. of howpital deaths. It is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in various medical and surgical conditions. It is generally accepted that anticoagulant therapy has an important place as a prophylactic measure in venous thrombosis and, when efficient, redu...

A late complication from a self-inflicted stab wound.

Rupture of the diaphragm following penetrating injuries to the lower chest and upper abdomen is reported in as many as 10-15% of victims. The diagnosis may not be clinically apparent in the acute phase and routine investigations are often inadequate to identify any defect. Failure to detect the injury at the time ofpresentation may result in herniation of the abdominal contents into the chest c...

Self-inflicted stab wound causing aorto-right ventricular fistula.

Anterior abdominal stab injury: a comparison of self-inflicted and intentional third-party stabbings.

BACKGROUND There is minimal literature comparing self-inflicted (SI) with non-self-inflicted (NSI) anterior abdominal stab wounds (AASW). METHODS Adult patients treated at a level 1 trauma center from 2006 through 2011 with an AASW were reviewed. RESULTS There were 215 patients with an AASW; 20% were SI. NSI patients had more nonabdominal injuries (47% vs 16%, P < .01) and disposition direc...