Background: Isolated thoracic injury in children is not rare. Common modes of are blunt injury. As the chest wall more compliant and thickness subcutaneous muscular layers reduced, trauma causes increased level energy transmission leading to chances internal organ injuries whereas penetrating directly cause fatal those vital organs causing significant mortality. In this study we sharing our exp...

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...

Pneumothorax (PTX) in patients with penetrating thoracic trauma is routinely ruled out with serial chest radiographs (CXRs). This study examined the efficacy of a shortened time period between initial and follow-up radiographs. Patients with penetrating torso injuries treated at a Level-1 trauma center received a CXR during their initial evaluation. If no pneumothorax or hemothorax was noted, a...

Diaphragmatic hernias can be described as congenital hernias or traumatic hernias (including those following penetrating trauma, blunt trauma and unrecognized diaphragmatic rupture) [1]. A blunt trauma to chest or abdomen is the main cause of diaphragmatic injury. This injury occurs in 1.1-3.9% of the cases following a trauma [2,3]. Then, acquired diaphragmatic hernia (ADH) occurs in less than ...

Accepted for publication 15 May 1997 Blunt, non-penetrating trauma to the heart and great vessels occurs most commonly following road traffic accidents. Other causes include direct blows to the chest, falls from great heights, sporting and industrial injuries, and kicks by animals. The potential mechanisms by which blunt chest trauma can result in cardiac and aortic injury have been described a...

Adult onset diaphragmatic hernia is a rare condition with variable clinical manifestations. The majority of adult-onset diaphragmatic hernia is associated with trauma. Blunt thoracic and abdominal trauma associated with a 5% to 7% incidence of diaphragmatic injury, and in 3% to 15% for those with penetrating injury. These injuries may be left unrecognized when they occur but often are uncovered...

Transorbital intracranial penetrating injury is an uncommon mechanism of head injury. These injuries can be occult during the initial clinical presentation. Certain patients develop an intracranial cerebral infection. Herein, we report a 5-year-old child with an occult transorbital intracranial penetrating injury caused by a pen. A retained pen tip was found at the superior orbital roof and was...

A56-year-old man presented with sudden severe chest and back pain. His chest x-ray showed a slight prominence on the upper descending thoracic aorta. Aortic dissection (type B) was visible on transesophageal echocardiography and CT. Coronary angiography showed normal coronary arteries. MRI and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA) confirmed the diagnosis of type B aortic dis...

Penetrating cranial injury is a potentially life-threatening condition. The majority of war injuries are high-velocity penetrating cranial injuries; but in civilian cases, most penetrating cranial wounds are low-velocity type. We report an interesting case of transorbital penetrating cranial injury with a knife-sharpening stone made up of ceramic in a 28-year-old male. The pertinent literature ...