To cite: Neelakantan S, Jose W, Cicilet S, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016215708 DESCRIPTION A 13-year-old boy presented to the emergency department, with a history of blunt abdominal trauma. On examination, epigastric tenderness with regional guarding was noted. His vitals were stable. An initial screening transabdominal ultrasound sho...

Introduction: Injuries to the common bile duct (CBD) resulting from blunt trauma are exceedingly rare in children, accounting for less than 1% of abdominal trauma. Moreover, this diagnosis is commonly delayed due to distracting intra-abdominal injuries. Case: A 13-year-old girl presented after a motor vehicle collision with a non-operatively managed grade V splenic laceration and an unstable L2...

BACKGROUND Abdominal trauma is a major public health problem for all nations and all socioeconomic strata. AIM This study was designed to determine the incidence and patterns of abdominal injuries in trauma patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We classified and identified the incidence and subtype of abdominal injuries and associated trauma, and identified variables related to morbidity and mort...

BACKGROUND Chest trauma is responsible for 50% of deaths due to trauma. This kind of death usually occurs immediately after the trauma has occurred. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the various aspects of chest trauma in patients admitted to two main trauma centers located in the Isfahan Province, Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS During a six month period, a cross-sectional study ...

Between January 1987 and September 1991, 68 severely traumatized patients underwent emergency laparotomy because of blunt abdominal trauma. Intraoperatively, 54.4% of the patients had a major injury to one organ, 23.5% had injuries to two organs, 16.2% had injuries to three organs and 5.9% to four or more organs. Additionally, in 11.8% of these cases (n = 8) a major vascular injury (portal vein...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the epidemiological aspects, behavior, morbidity and treatment outcomes for liver trauma. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study of patients over 13 years of age admitted to a university hospital from 1990 to 2010, submitted to surgery or nonoperative management (NOM). RESULTS 748 patients were admitted with liver trauma. The most common mechanism of injury was pen...