Open AccessBlunt traumatic abdominal wall disruption with evisceration
Author(s) -
Ellen McDaniel,
Stanislaw P Stawicki,
David P. Bahner
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5151.84807
Subject(s) - evisceration (ophthalmology) , medicine , blunt , abdominal trauma , abdominal wall , abdomen , surgery , blunt trauma , alternative medicine , pathology
Blunt traumatic abdominal wall disruptions associated with evisceration are very rare. The authors describe a case of traumatic abdominal wall disruption with bowel evisceration that occurred after a middle-aged woman sustained direct focal blunt force impact to the lower abdomen. Abdominal exploration and surgical repair of the abdominal wall defect were performed, with good clinical outcome. A brief overview of literature pertinent to this rare trauma scenario is presented.