Open AccessPaediatric penetrating thoraco-abdominal injury: Role of minimallly invasive surgery
Author(s) -
Jack Donati-Bourne,
Mohammad Bader,
Dakshesh Parikh,
Ingo Jester
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.132835
Subject(s) - medicine , abdomen , radiological weapon , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , stab , sternum , stab wound , trauma centre , penetrating trauma , upper abdomen , blunt , general surgery
We report two cases of penetrating thoraco-abdominal injuries who presented to our trauma centre. One with stab to lower left chest and the other one had pallet injury to right upper abdomen. The clinical presentation, radiological investigations and operative intervention are reviewed.