Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2012
Case ReportsAn unusual penetrating craniocerebral injury due to landmine explosion: a case report.
Penetrating landmine injuries are the unavoidable consequences of military conflicts. They are potentially life-threatening. ⋯ Penetrating craniocerebral injuries require early surgical management designated to prevent infection and remove foreign objects, necrotic tissue and complicating blood clots, as well as to minimalize post-traumatic sequelae. We report herein an interesting case of penetrating intracerebral injury with giant shrapnel due to landmine in a 20-year-old young man.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2012
[Outcomes of four distinct fixation methods in the conservative treatment of fifth metacarpal neck fractures].
We evaluated four distinct fixation methods for the conservative treatment of neck fractures of the fifth metacarpal. ⋯ No statistically significant difference was found between the non-surgical methods applied for treatment of fifth metacarpal fractures.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2012
[Eye injuries at a tertiary health center in the west Black Sea region, Turkey].
We aimed to investigate the clinical aspects and visual prognosis in eye injury and to constitute data in the west Black Sea region in Turkey for national statistics. ⋯ Eye injuries are still the most common and preventable cause of blindness. Simple precautions and public education might prevent this health problem, which causes economic and labor force loss and psychological problems. One of the basic precautions would be raising public awareness on wearing a seat belt inside the car and protective eyeglasses at the work site and while working in rural areas.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2012
Case Reports[Intestinal perforation due to multiple magnet ingestion: a case report].
Multiple magnet ingestion during childhood may result in emergency situations. A single magnet may be discharged with intestinal peristalsis, but multiple magnets may stick together and cause significant intestinal complications. Here we present a case with intestinal perforation due to ingestion of multiple magnets and metal pieces. ⋯ There were no postoperative complications, and she was discharged on the postoperative fifth day. Pediatric surgeons should be aware of the complications of multiple magnet ingestion. If the patient has a history of multiple magnet ingestion, follow-up with daily abdominal X-rays should be done, and in cases where magnets seem to cluster together or if acute abdominal signs develop, surgical exploration should be considered.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Mar 2012
Case Reports[Ventricular septal defect developed due to coronary artery injury after blunt chest trauma in childhood].
In the literature, cardiac response associated with blunt chest trauma in children has been reported generally as case reports, and interventricular septal rupture due to trauma is quite rare. Interventricular septal rupture can develop even in the absence of visible signs of a trauma because of the flexibility of the chest structure in children. In the present case, a seven-year-old boy with interventricular septal rupture at the mid-muscular region and left ventricle pseudoaneurysm developed due to injury to the left anterior descending coronary artery after a traffic accident is reported. Patients with cardiac murmur detected on physical examination after a blunt chest trauma must be considered as cardiac injury, and in those with signs of ischemia detected on electrocardiography, it should not be forgotten that the coronary artery may be affected.