conclusions pneumoventricle is rare but it can be established after spinal trauma. by awareness of such possibility, accurate diagnosis by clinical examination and imaging is essential for these types of injuries introduction the presence of air within the intracranial cavity, due to the entry of air secondary to an abnormal communication after a dural tear, is defined as pneumocephalus and int...

A ventricular septal defect with delayed appearance is describedfollowing stab wound of the heart in a woman. The diagnosis was confirmed by left ventricular angiography. Damage to the left anterior descending coronary artery, documented by selective coronary arteriography, might have played an important role in late development of the shunt. The septal defect was closed successfully by a patch...

a case of a transcranial stab wound is presented in which the patient was stabbed in the left temporal bone with a knife which, after traversing the tentorium, passed through the occipital squama and its tip reached the upper cervical area. the subject underwent surgery and was discharged without neurological sequelae. the fundamental principles of management in this specific type of head injur...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine the mortality rate of penetrating cardiac trauma in a large urban hospital. METHODS This was a retrospective study over a period of 5 years and 5 months of all patients admitted alive with a stab or a gunshot cardiac injury. RESULTS There were 310 patients with a stab wound and 63 with a gunshot wound. The overall mortality rate was 19%. T...

A MAN named B., about 22 years of age, strong and muscular, of middle height, porter by occupation, was admitted into the Civil Hospital of Gujranwala 011 16th August 1902, suffering from a stab wound of left side of his abdomen, which was received in a fight. The wound was situated between 10th and 11th rib in anterior axillary line on left side. From the wound was protruding a piece of omentu...

conclusions using the celox-coated gauze is able to achieve hemostasis in penetrating limb trauma faster than the conventional pressure bandage. further research is required to clarify the subset of patients who will benefit the most from this effect in the emergency department. results the mean age of participants was 30.5 and the majority of patients were male (90.6%). the forearm and distal ...

BACKGROUND This study was performed to determine the demographic and outcome of penetrating abdominal trauma in patients attending to emergency medicine department. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a descriptive cross-sectional study in Imam Hossein Medical Center. Seventy five patients who came to our department with penetrating abdominal trauma during a 1 year period were enroled into this st...

RATIONALE Hepaticarterioportal fistula (APF) is a rare cause of portal hypertension and gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and presents as abnormal communication between the hepatic artery and portal vein. Percutaneous liver biopsy is a main iatrogenic cause of AFP. However, non-iatrogenic, abdominal, trauma-related APF is rarely reported. PATIENT CONCERNS A 29-year-old man presenting with severe, ...