Abdominal Trauma
Featured Article: Management of Exsanguinating Pelvis Injuries
Severe pelvic injuries associated with disruption of pelvic vasculature carry an extremely high mortality. A directed approach to management can significantly improve survival in this critical patient group.
Featured Case Study: Bladder Rupture Following Assault
An assaulted patient is found to have rib fractures and an intraperitoneal bladder rupture that was repaired during an exploratory laparotomy.
Featured Images
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Bladder rupture following blunt abdominal injury
Traumatic bladder rupture
Gabriel Mejia MD, SF-COT-ACS. Hospital General Balbuena. Mexico city
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Postraumatic hepatothorax
CT scan of a hepatothorax
Major Olliver Nunez-Cantu MD Central Military Hospital, Mexico City.
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Grade III Blunt Pancreatic Injury 02
Intraoperative Findings
Juan C Duchesne MD, FACS, FCCP Spirit Of Charity Hospital, NOLA
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Grade III Blunt Pancreatic Injury 01 - CT Scan
CT abdomen with Grade III Blunt Pancreatic Injury
Juan C Duchesne MD, FACS, FCCP Spirit Of Charity Hospital, NOLA
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horseshoe kidney trauma
Hospital Escuela Corrientes, Argentina
Armando Carrasco - Nelson Maróttoli
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Liver gunshot - ballon tamponade
Pablo Maricevich and Roberto Lustosa
Hospital da Restauração, Recife - Pe, Brasil
Recent Images
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Distended Bladder Following Pelvic Fracture
Massively distended urinary bladder following pelvic fracture in a lady
Dr. Biplab Mishra
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A Stab injury to the liver
A CT scan of the abdomen post penetrating trauma
Dr Priyadarshini Manay, Dr Monty Khajanchi, Dr Ram Prajapati
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Perforation of the small bowel followng blunt injury
CT Transverse section of the abdomen
Dr Payman Moharamzadeh - Professor of Emergency Medicine, Imam Reza Hospital, Iran
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Hepatic injury caused by a firearm
Packing of the injured right lobe of the liver and gallbladder
Victor Joel Garza Silva, Monterrey, Mexico
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Large Abdominal laceration by a sharp weapon
Large abdominal lacerations are amenable to open abdomen management and low cost dressings
Dr D Allard, Trauma Surgeon, GF Jooste hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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Damage control bowel ties
Tied off bowel using swab tape
Dr D Allard, trauma surgeon, GF Jooste hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Article List
Management of Exsanguinating Pelvis Injuries
An algorithm for the management of exsanguinating pelvic trauma
, May 20, 2008
Severe pelvic injuries associated with disruption of pelvic vasculature carry an extremely high mortality. A directed approach to management can significantly improve survival in this critical patient group.
Renal Trauma
, November 30, 2006
Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST)
A primer on the FAST exam
, July 02, 2006
A primer on the FAST ultrasound examination.
Penetrating Abdominal Trauma: Guidelines for Evaluation
, , August 09, 2004
Injury to the Colon and Rectum
, July 08, 2003
Damage Control Surgery
, June 01, 2000
Damage control surgery is one of the major advances in surgical technique in the past 20 years. Multiple trauma patients are more likely to die from their intra-operative metabolic failure that from a failure to complete operative repairs. Patients with major exsanguinating injuries will not survive complex procedures. The operating team must undergo a shift in their mindset if the patient is to survive such devastating injuries.
Case Presentations
Bladder Rupture Following Assault
, August 26, 2010
An assaulted patient is found to have rib fractures and an intraperitoneal bladder rupture that was repaired during an exploratory laparotomy.
A Coeliac artery aneurysm - An uncommon risk of blunt abdominal trauma
Coeliac artery aneurysms are rarely seen clinically. We report an unusual case of a large coeliac artery aneurysm in a boxer who presented with vague abdominal pain and a pulsatile epigastric
, May 17, 2010
Coeliac arterial aneurysms are rare, but with significant risk of rupture, multiple methods of treatment have been successful and early recognition and intervention is crucial.
Classic Case: Tension Gastrothorax
, July 01, 2006
A rare case of tension gastrothorax following blunt trauma and diaphragmatic rupture.
Infrahepatic Inferior Vena Cava injury
Lateral repair
, October 16, 2005
Gunshot wound to the abdomen, with injury to the lateral wall of the infrahepatic inferior vena cava. The IVC was accessed through a right medial visceral rotation and a lateral repair performed.
