Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2010
Treatment of post-burn upper extremity, neck and facial contractures: report of 77 cases.
Post-burn contractures severely deteriorate life quality. We aimed to present our treatment protocols for post-burn sequelae and the contractures that cause functional limitations. ⋯ Excellent results were seen with prefabricated flaps, which were used for the facial reconstruction.
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The refrigerant liquids and gases used widely in industry, farming and medicine for their cooling properties may cause severe frostbite. Despite their widespread use, only a few reports on frostbite of the hand involving these liquids and gases have been published. In this study, the circumstances accompanying these injuries, several adjunctive therapies and preventive measures are discussed. ⋯ Frostbite injuries of the hand are uncommon and their etiologies vary. Thus, the low incidence of these injuries and limited experience in handling rare cases of this nature may lead to misjudgments in treatment that can have grave consequences. Decreasing the exposure time is an important first step in the treatment approach. After exposure to gas, quick delivery of the patient to a burn center is essential.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2010
Case ReportsWooden foreign body in the forearm--presentation after eight years.
We report herein a case in which symptoms appeared eight years after the apparent trauma, which had been forgotten. Surgery yielded a wooden foreign body in the forearm. A 10-year-old boy presented with a six-week history of pain followed by swelling in his left forearm occurring after a trivial blunt trauma, with occasional bouts of fever. ⋯ On retrospective enquiry, the family reported that the child had sustained a penetrative injury eight years before after falling on a broomstick. Presence of a foreign body must be kept in mind while investigating a suspicious swelling on the extremities. A thorough history and careful imaging are the keys to diagnosis.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2010
Case ReportsDelayed complete gastric outlet obstruction due to a dinner fork: report of a case.
Ingestion of foreign bodies can be a common problem especially among children, alcoholics, psychiatric patients, and senile patients, but ingestion of a metallic dinner fork is uncommon. Foreign bodies with smooth edges usually do not pose significant problems, but a sharp foreign object that is not retrieved at the earliest may penetrate the wall and cause complications. Ingested foreign bodies usually pass the intestinal tract without problems, and perforation occurs in less than 1%. In this paper, a case of rare gastric outlet obstruction due to a dinner fork, which was ingested 25 days before, is reported.
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This study is a retrospective analysis of 411 cases admitted to Cengiz Gökcek State Hospital Burn Center from 1 May 2007 to 10 October 2008. ⋯ Members of the burn care team not only carry a heavy workload in the treatment of burn victims, we believe they also have the responsibility of recording and publishing their own data to increase the overall knowledge related with the subject, which will guide future studies.