We describe a case of a 30-year-old man who developed a recurrent pleural effusion after sustaining a gunshot wound to the left side of his chest with subsequent complete paralysis at the T2 level. Subarachnoid-pleural fistulas have rarely been reported as complications of penetrating and blunt trauma, thoracic surgery, as well as spinal surgery. Concomitant injuries may overshadow or complicat...

261 Correspondence (‹letiflim): Elias Degiannis, M.D. Department of Surgery, University of the Witswatersrand Medical School, 7 York Road, Parktown 2193 Johannesburg, South Africa. Tel: +27 (11) 933-8804 e-mail ( e p o s t a ) : d e g i a n n i s @ y e b o . c o . z a Department of Surgery, University of The Witswatersrand Medical School, Johannesburg, South Africa. Witswatersrand T›p Fakültesi...

Blunt injury to the chest can affect any one or all components of the chest wall and thoracic cavity. The clinical presentation of patients with blunt chest trauma varies widely and ranges from minor reports of pain to florid shock. Traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation is a rare cardiovascular complication of blunt chest trauma. Tricuspid valve regurgitation is usually begotten by disorders ...

Introduction Trauma is the third most common cause of death in all age groups. One out four trauma patients die due to thoracic injury or its complications. Seventy percent traumas are blunt injury. This indicates importance chest among traumas. Quick and precise assessment bears paramount deciding life-saving definitive management. Often, initial management based on subjective by attending cli...

Background Penetrating cardiac injury has the highest mortality and morbidity rates of all organ injury. The prehospital mortality rate for penetrating cardiac injury was 70 – 80%. Prehospital care including rapid transportation of patients to trauma center and agresive intervention has increased survival rate. The purpose of this study was to show our experience in treatment of patient with pe...

objective: to evaluate the effect of fibrin perihepatic packing on controlling liver hemorrhage and liver wound healing. methods: in this animal experimental study, 20 adult male sprague dawley rats, weighing 200-220 g, were included. stab wound injury was created by number 15 scalpel, so that bilateral liver capsules and liver tissue were cut, and acute bleeding was accrued. the animals were d...

Introduction: Laryngotracheal trauma is a rare life-threatening emergency that requires early identification and immediate intervention. Here, we present 26 patients with laryngotracheal trauma from a tertiary hospital in India. The aim was to describe the clinical presentation and management of laryngotracheal trauma patients.   Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study of laryngot...

INTRODUCTION Isolated thoracic injuries are relatively common and they are on the second place as a cause of death overall trauma. Most patients with isolated thoracic injuries are treated on an outpatient basis while only serious cases are hospitalized. The basis of the treatment of thoracic trauma is efficient cardiopulmonary reanimation followed by an early detection and treatment of life th...