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...

traumatic false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is not uncommon. but accordingly this case is unusual in its ten year delay between injury and presentation and treatment. a victim of the iran-iraq war is presented with a false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta ten years after a bullet injury to the chest and thoracic spine. penetrating chest wounds, mechanisms of injury and diagnosis are also discu...

Acquired brain injury (ABI) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health [NIH] 2013). It has been reported that over 10 million people incur an ABI yearly across the globe (Bragge et al. 2012) and can cost the United States up to $60 billion annually (Finkelstein et al. 2006). According to the NIH (2013), the...

Head injury is one of the most important types of injury and is responsible for most of the deaths due to trauma. Low-income and middle-income countries face with more risk factors, but they still lack adequate health-care capacity to deal with complications. Trauma literally means the damage and injury, and head injury was defined as physical damage to the brain or skull caused by external for...

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...

Carotid artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of injury to the head and neck, which has been traditionally managed by an open surgical repair to avoid the occurrence of devastating cerebral strokes. Their treatment presents a challenge because of the risk of serious neurological events. This report presents a case of a stab penetrating injury to the left upper neck (Monson`s zone-III), w...

Penetrating head injury is uncommon and is always a curiosity in terms of the mechanism involved. The complete extent of the damage can only be known with CT scan of the brain, which at times may be difficult to get, due to the large size of the foreign body. The management of such patients is always a challenge and requires innovative planning. A case of crochet needle injury is described in w...