1/96. Corneal laceration with total but isolated aniridia caused by a pecking injury.A 38-year-old man sustained a left eye injury after being attacked by a mynah bird. Ocular examination revealed a beak-shaped, full-thickness corneal laceration with total aniridia in the left eye. No other ocular injury was observed, and the lens and posterior segment remained normal over the subsequent 3 months. A penetrating keratoplasty was planned for visual restoration.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = laceration, injury (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/96. Iatrogenic right ventricular laceration: delayed presentation after abdominal surgery.A 69-year-old man presented at our emergency department in marginal hemodynamic condition due to hemorrhagic shock and cardiac tamponade. Two months earlier, he had undergone total gastrectomy and left lobe hepatectomy for invasive gastric cancer. Delayed iatrogenic laceration of the right ventricle, consequent to the abdominal procedure, was the uncommon cause of the massive hemopericardium. To our knowledge, this is only the 2nd case in the literature of a cardiac laceration after abdominal surgery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.197687992537keywords = laceration (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/96. Control of major hemorrhage from the spleno-mesenteric vein junction during pancreaticoduodenectomy: successful use of an occlusion balloon catheter.BACKGROUND/AIMS: Vascular disruption is sometimes associated with intractable hemorrhage due to either vessel fragility or increased blood flow rates in patients with chronic pancreatitis during surgical operation. This paper describes the successful use of an occlusion catheter for repairing a major laceration at the spleno-mesenteric vein junction. methods: A 14-Fr Fogarty occlusion balloon catheter was directly inserted into the splenic vein through the site of venous laceration and inflated to stop blood flow from the splenic vein. RESULTS: This procedure perfectly controlled massive hemorrhage from the spleno-mesenteric vein junction. The injured site was repaired with a continuous suture in 5 min. CONCLUSION: The direct insertion of a balloon catheter to the injured site is simple and expeditious to control major hemorrhage from the spleno-mesenteric vein junction when the situation is otherwise unmanageable.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.39922933084568keywords = laceration (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/96. Management in intractable obstetric haemorrhage: an audit study on 61 cases.OBJECTIVE: To refine the indications of bilateral hypogastric artery ligation (BHAL) and angiographic selective embolisation (ASE) in intractable obstetric haemorrhage. DESIGN: an audit study. SETTING: Tertiary care university hospital. population AND methods: Retrospective analysis of 61 cases of obstetric intractable post partum haemorrhage (PPH) initially managed either by hysterectomy or a conservative approach in a tertiary referral centre between 1983 and 1998. Procedures were reviewed as a primary (P) or secondary (S) attempt to arrest the haemorrhagic process. RESULTS: Ten hysterectomies (5 P, 5 S), 49 BHAL (48 P, 1 S) and 9 ASE (8 P, 1S) were successfully performed in arresting the haemorrhagic process. There were 7 maternal deaths, 5 following hysterectomy and 2 following a conservative approach. Atony of the uterus was the main cause of haemorrhage (n=21) and genital tract laceration was associated with the worst prognosis. time-elapse between delivery and surgery appears to be the main prognostic factor. Nine patients became pregnant 1 to 4 years later following a conservative approach. CONCLUSIONS: ASE seems to be indicated in haemodynamically stable patients with birth canal trauma or uterine atony and clotting anomalies. BHAL is indicated when haemorrhage occurs after a cesarean section or when the patient is haemodynamically unstable. BHAL should be taught to Junior doctors in an attempt to decrease the number of patients transferred in tertiary referral centers for intractable PPH. This might also decrease the number of hysterectomies in intractable PPH.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.19963109052605keywords = laceration, trauma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/96. infarction and laceration of liver parenchyma caused by wedged CO(2) venography before tips insertion.We describe the fatal outcome of an elective TIPS procedure performed in a 43-year-old man with alcoholic cirrhosis. Wedged hepatic venography with CO(2) was the reason for infarction and laceration of liver parenchyma resulting in a subcapsular hematoma and subsequent intra-abdominal bleeding. This is the first report of this complication after the use of CO(2) in a cirrhotic patient.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.99807332711421keywords = laceration (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/96. Blunt chest trauma with deep pulmonary laceration.BACKGROUND: Deep pulmonary laceration (DPL) is rare and its survival rate is low. The present study focused on the prognostic factors of DPL. methods: The present study concerned 17 DPL patients treated in Tokai University Hospital between 1988 and 1998. The prognostic factors of DPL were compared with systolic blood pressure (SBP), PaO2, and the volume of intrathoracic blood loss. Characteristic findings of initial chest roentgenograms of DPL were investigated. RESULTS: Eleven patients were saved and 6 patients died. An SBP of less than 80 mm Hg on arrival at the hospital and a blood loss of more than 1,000 mL through the chest tube within 2 hours after arrival were poor prognostic factors. Hypoxemia on arrival was not a poor prognostic factor. Chest roentgenograms showed macular infiltrative shadow with moderate lung collapse and deviation of the mediastinal shadow toward the unaffected side. Selective bronchial occlusion with a Univent prevented suffocation by intrabronchial blood. CONCLUSIONS: Two poor prognostic factors of DPL are SBP less than 80 mm Hg on arrival and blood loss of more than 1,000 mL through the chest tube within 2 hours after arrival.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.99813902752703keywords = laceration, trauma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/96. Esophageal laceration and charcoal mediastinum complicating gastric lavage.A 19-year-old woman underwent multiple attempts at orogastric lavage before success 5 h after ingesting approximately 24 grams of ibuprofen in a suicide attempt. Activated charcoal was administered via the lavage tube. She vomited charcoal shortly after administration and began experiencing difficulty breathing and an increase in the pitch of her voice. A chest X-ray study showed a widened mediastinum, pneumopericardium, and subcutaneous emphysema consistent with esophageal perforation that was confirmed by computed tomography scan. Surgical exploration revealed a tear in the proximal posterior esophagus with charcoal in the posterior mediastinum. She remained intubated for 7 days and was discharged 14 days after admission. This is a report of esophageal perforation with activated charcoal contamination of the mediastinum after gastric lavage. The risks and benefits of this procedure should be carefully considered in each patient prior to its use. Awake patients should be cooperative with the procedure to minimize any risk of trauma to the oropharynx or esophagus.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.79847508679457keywords = laceration, trauma (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/96. Degloving injury to mental protuberance: a case report.Sporting injuries are increasing in frequency with the increase in leisure time. This report describes a case of degloving of the mental protuberance. Ideally this injury should be treated as soon as possible by repositioning the displaced tissue and closure. Immediate assistance was not sought until superimposed infection caused pain and swelling. Because the wound was infected, treatment was aimed at obtaining healing by secondary intention.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.0016055607381624keywords = injury (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/96. Vaginal laceration and perforation resulting from first coitus.Vaginal laceration resulting from coitus is not uncommon and is well described. Perforation of the vagina during coitus is a very rare occurrence, and there is scant literature reporting it. This is a case of a 14-year-old female who suffered both laceration and perforation of the vagina as a result of her first coitus, which was consensual. The characteristics of vaginal laceration and perforation, presentation, treatment, complications, as well as predisposing factors, are discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.3973026579599keywords = laceration (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/96. Aortic laceration due to prolapse of the bicuspid aortic valve: case report.Reports of aortic regurgitation due to rupture of the aortic valve commissures are rare. Prompt surgical intervention is necessary, as the condition results in rapid, progressive heart failure and subsequent death. We report the case of a 78-year-old man who presented with aortic laceration and cardiac tamponade that was probably induced by prolapse of the bicuspid aortic valve. We speculate that prompt initial surgery may have prevented aortic laceration and cardiac tamponade in this patient. Thus, in order to optimize clinical outcome, clinicians must consider early, precautionary surgical management in patients who have sudden cardiac failure due to aortic regurgitation associated with prolapse of the bicuspid aortic valve.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.197687992537keywords = laceration (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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