Case of Penetrating Wound of the Abdomen

Ureterogluteal Fistula Following Ureteral Penetrating Trauma: Case Report

Introduction: Traumatic injuries of the ureter constitute only 1% of the total traumatic injury of the genitourinary tract. Most penetrating ureter injuries occur during surgery. Ureteral injuries in cases of external trauma are often accompanied by the injury of the adjacent visceral bodies and may be disturbed by the prevalence of manifestations and signs of injury to other viscera. In cases ...

A Case of Penetrating Wound of the Abdomen and Thorax

Case of Penetrating Wound of the Abdomen, with Protrusion of a Portion of the Omentum; Excision and Ligature; Recovery

Having observed a case of penetrating wound of the abdomen by Assistant-Surgeon F. Odevaine in the last number of the Indian Medical Gazette, I am inclined to give a short account of the following case, which forms almost an exact parallel to it. On the 21st of May last, a lad, aged about 7 years, was brought to the dispensary with a penetrating wound of the abdomen, and protrusion of a conical...

A Rare Penetrating Trauma of Both Orbit and Nasal Cavity

Introduction: Diagnosis of orbital foreign body (FB) penetration is usually obvious when part of the FB is still attached at the entry wound (1). However, the depth and course of the FB in this case was not visible.   Case Report: A 5-year old female presented with a pencil penetrating the left orbit. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed that the pencil penetrated the left orbit (extraseptal)...

Management of an Unusual Tracheoesophageal Party Wall Foreign Body

Introduction: Penetration injury to the neck constitutes 5–10% of all trauma cases. Penetration of a foreign body into the trachea with subsequent impaction into the tracheoesophageal party wall is extremely rare. We present a patient with an unusual penetrating injury of the neck caused by a metallic foreign body embedded into the tracheoesophageal party wall, and its management.   Case Repor...