Background Data: Peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs) by either gunshot missiles or shrapnel from barrel bomb explosions are common during war.

Objective: There has been a worldwide rise in the prevalence of penetrating abdominal injury (PAI), and there are both inter-country and intra-country variations in frequencies. This study evaluates the mechanisms and pattern of penetrating abdominal injuries and the treatment outcome in our center.Methods: This descriptive study of adult patients managed for PAI was conducted at the Ekit...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the results after the implementation of the non-operative management (NOM) of the right upper thoracoabdominal gunshot injuries protocol. METHODS Prospective study. From January 2005 to December 2011, 115 patients were included into this study. Criteria for inclusion were gunshot wound to the right thoracoabdominal region, haemodynamic stability, no signs of peritonitis, ...

Introduction: Despite extensive experience with civilian gunshot fractures or wounds, no consensus exists on a standard protocol to manage these injuries. Many authors recommended immediate debridement, but the optimal timing of internal fixation and the use of antibiotic have not been determined. The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss our experience. Material and methods: In Janua...

Gunshot injuries are a special category of trauma with a high potential for death and hospitalization. The objective of this study is to highlight their pattern and treatment outcome. This was a prospective study of all patients admitted through the Accident and Emergency Department of the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, Nigeria with gunshot injuries between July 2012 and Jun...

We describe a 36-year-old woman who presented to our facility after sustaining a gunshot wound to the epigastric region. The gunshot resulted in injury to the left lobe of the liver and the twelfth thoracic vertebral body as well as in a through-and-through injury to the abdominal aorta at the level of the celiac axis. The vascular injury was managed successfully by placement of a thoracic sten...

A 35 years old man presented with Cauda Equina syndrome caused by a bullet migrating down the spinal canal. The patient initially showed no neurological deficits after the gunshot injury but after 15 months he presented again with urinary and fecal incontinence. Lumbo-sacral X-ray showed a bullet at the level of L5-S1 so he was operated under fluoroscopic guidance. Patient's neurological defici...

INTRODUCTION The nasolabial flap (NLF) has many advantages in oromaxillary reconstruction, but the majority of cases are reconstructions after pathologic resections. Its usage in trauma surgery, especially in the management of gunshot wounds, is rarely mentioned. CASE PRESENTATION Three cases involving gunshot injuries to the face are presented: one for reconstruction of the nasal ala, anothe...

However, three weeks after this visit to Hospital on the 28th of January, he came again complaining that he was rapidly becoming weak through large losses of blood in his urine. A specimen showed that very large quantities were being passed. The first thought that crossed my mind was that there were more pieces of necrosed bone in the bladder, but on passing a small sound, which entered the nec...