Abdominal gunshot wound in pregnant woman: a case report

Objective: A case which was injured during the civil war in Syria and had intrauterine penetrating ankle trauma was presented. Case: Twenty-year-old pregnant woman who was at 37 weeks of gestation and had abdominal gunshot wound was reached to Turkey border through their own means and brought to the emergency service of our hospital by Turkish ambulance. Upon the detection of intraabdominal bleeding and live fetus by USG in the emergency service, she was taken to the operating room. Bullet entrance hole was seen in the uterus, and it was found out that there were bullet entrance and exit holes only on the left ankle of the baby which was taken out alive. While uterus was being repaired, the ankle of the baby was plastered by an orthopedist simultaneously. The mother and the baby were discharged on fifth day when their hemodynamics was observed as stable. It was seen that both mother and baby were healthy on the first month follow-up. However, their further follow-ups could not be done since the mother and the baby returned to their country. Conclusion: Although the mortality rate of penetrating abdominal traumas during pregnancy is high both for mother and the fetus, there was no life-threatening condition for the mother and the fetus in our case, and their postoperative follow-up was normal.