Journals / Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi / 2012 / Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 5

Gizli şeytan: Göğüs duvarı içinde beklenmedik biçimde kalmış bıçak

The hidden devil: Unexpected retained knife in the chest wall

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The CT images could delineate the course and severity of the penetrating injury, and decrease the risk of a retained foreign body.

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Objective & Hypothesis:We report a 52-year-old woman presenting with stab wounds on her back and upper extremities.
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Key Findings & Data:Particularly, a retained foreign body increases the risk of infection and may cause further internal organ injury.
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Conclusion & Impact:The CT images could delineate the course and severity of the penetrating injury, and decrease the risk of a retained foreign body.
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Abstract

We report a 52-year-old woman presenting with stab wounds on her back and upper extremities. A knife retained in her chest wall was not discovered in the emergency department. This case reminds us that an obvious foreign body can be missed even after obtaining a detailed history, complete physical examination and plain film. Particularly, a retained foreign body increases the risk of infection and may cause further internal organ injury. We suggest that patients undergo computed tomography (CT) scanning whenever a penetrating wound cannot be explored adequately or the trauma surgeons are unable to perform detailed examinations on the injured patients. The CT images could delineate the course and severity of the penetrating injury, and decrease the risk of a retained foreign body.

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Bu yazıda, sırtında ve üst ekstremitelerinde bıçak yaralarıyla gelen 52 yaşında bir kadın olgu sunuldu. Göğüs duvarında kalmış bıçak acil servis bölümünde fark edilmemişti. Olgu bize, ayrıntılı hasta öyküsü, tam bir fiziksel inceleme ve düz film çekilmesine rağmen belirgin bir yabancı cismin gözden kaçabildiğini hatırlatmaktadır. Çıkartılmamış bir yabancı cisim enfeksiyon riskini arttırabileceği gibi ilerde iç organ hasarına neden olabilir. Penetran yara yeterince incelenemediğinde veya travma cerrahı yaralı hastalarda ayrıntılı inceleme yapamıyorsa hastaların bilgisayarlı tomografi taramasından geçmesini öneririz. Bilgisayarlı tomografi görüntüleri penetran yaralanmayı, şiddetini ve yabancı bir cisim riskini aydınlatabilir.

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CHANG, C., LIN, H., FOO, N., CHEN, K. (2012). Gizli şeytan: Göğüs duvarı içinde beklenmedik biçimde kalmış bıçak. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 5, 453–454. https://ajindex.com/articles/324192

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