INTRODUCTION Penetrating injury may involve the major vessels in the abdomen. Injury to the abdominal inferior vena cava (IVC) is uncommon and is usually caused by gunshot wounds. Mortality from IVC injuries is high and has changed little over time. AIM The aim of the study was to report a series of IVC injuries from an urban trauma unit and to compare this with reports from similar instituti...

The syndrome of this disease is observed in gunshot injuries large nerve trunks, abundantly supplied with vessels, and expressed unbearable, burning stabbing pains, which are aggravated at physical mental distresses the patient. These pains usually come on 2nd week after injury do not give patient any rest day or night. At same time, vasomotor disorders detected patients.

Gunshot injuries are getting more frequently reported while the civilian (nongovernmental) armament increases in the world. A 42-year-old male patient presented to emergency room of Istanbul Medipol University Hospital due to a low-velocity gunshot injury. We detected one entry point on the posterior aspect of the thigh, just superior to the popliteal groove. No exit wound was detected on his p...