scholarly journals Early Identification of Traumatic Durotomy Associated with Atlantooccipital Dislocation May Prevent Retropharyngeal Pseudomeningocele Development

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Robert S. Qiu ◽  
Mina G. Safain ◽  
Max Shutran ◽  
Alejandra M. Hernandez ◽  
Steven W. Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Csf Leak ◽  
Rare Presentation ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
C2 Nerve Root ◽  
Csf Diversion ◽  
The Right ◽  
Atlantooccipital Dislocation ◽  
Mri Image

Atlantooccipital dislocation can be complicated by a traumatic durotomy that may lead to the rare development of a retropharyngeal pseudomeningocele. To our knowledge this has been reported only five times previously. We present the case of a 60-year-old man involved in a motor vehicle accident who suffered an atlantooccipital dislocation and C5-C6 three-column injury. A unique MRI image of a defect in the ventral dura posterior to C2 was appreciated. He underwent occiput to T2 internal fixation and arthrodesis. During surgery, CSF egress was seen caudal to the right C2 nerve root. A DuraMatrix onlay patch reinforced with DuraSeal was placed to stop the CSF leak. A lumbar subarachnoid drain was also placed. The patient made a satisfactory recovery with residual mild weakness of his right upper extremity. In this report, we demonstrate that careful MRI review can reveal a ventral durotomy in a traumatic atlantooccipital dislocation and, if discovered, effective treatment including a lumbar subarachnoid drain for CSF diversion may prevent progression to a retropharyngeal pseudomeningocele. The literature on this rare presentation and associated durotomy is provided.

scholarly journals Traumatic gastric rupture following blunt abdominal trauma: a case report about an atypical modality of presentation

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Giambelluca ◽  
Dario Picone ◽  
Natalino Carmelo Pennisi ◽  
Bruno Luciani ◽  
Giuseppe Lo Re ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Trauma ◽  
Blunt Abdominal Trauma ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Rare Presentation ◽  
Operative Morbidity ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
Gastric Rupture ◽  
History Of

Gastric rupture following blunt abdominal trauma is a rare presentation with a reported incidence of 0.02-1.7% in current literature. Traumatic gastric rupture is usually associated with other visceral injuries, such as splenic lesions and fractures. Prompt diagnosis and early intervention reduce mortality and morbidity. History of a recent meal has been implicated in traumatic gastric rupture. 2 We report a case of blunt abdominal trauma with an isolated gastric rupture after a motor vehicle accident, managed successfully without any post-operative morbidity and mortality.

Probability Analysis of Motor Vehicle Accidents

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Kimbrough
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Probability Analysis ◽  
Maximum Information ◽  
Vehicle Accidents ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
Stop Sign ◽  
Oncoming Vehicle ◽  
Probability Methods ◽  
The Right

Probability analysis is the key to extracting the maximum information from the evidence surrounding a motor vehicle accident. Moreover, it gives essential perspective to the answers drawn from the evidence, by conveying the uncertainty about the answers. In this paper, probability methods are used to analyze a typical intersection type collision between two vehicles. It is a situation in which one of the vehicles pulls out from a stop sign into the path of the other vehicle, which had the right of way. The vehicle that pulls out into the path of the oncoming vehicle precipitates the accident, but the driver of the oncoming vehicle may have contributed to the accident by traveling at excessive speed and or by being inattentive.

scholarly journals Posttraumatic Transdiaphragmatic Intercostal Hernia: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

2015 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 444-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasileios Kalles ◽  
Maria Dasiou ◽  
Georgia Doga ◽  
Ioannis Papapanagiotou ◽  
Evangelos A Konstantinou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Repair ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Thoracic Wall ◽  
Hernia Sac ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
Intercostal Hernia ◽  
Area 6 ◽  
The Right ◽  
Transdiaphragmatic Intercostal Hernia

Intercostal hernias are rare, and usually occur following injuries of the thoracic wall. The scope of this report is to present a case of a 53-year-old obese patient that developed a transdiaphragmatic intercostal hernia. The patient presented with a palpable, sizeable, reducible mass in the right lateral thoracic wall, with evident bowel sounds in the area, 6 months after a motor-vehicle accident. On computed tomography (CT), the hernia sac contained part of the liver and part of the ascending colon. A surgical repair of the defect was performed, using a prosthetic patch. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful and she remains recurrence free at 12 months after surgery. Intercostal hernias should be suspected following high-impact injuries of the thoracic wall, and CT scans will facilitate the diagnosis of intercostal hernia. We consider the surgical repair of the defect, with placement of a prosthetic mesh, as the treatment of choice to ensure a favorable outcome.

Embolization of the Stent to the Right Heart After a Motor Vehicle Accident

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 587-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming C. Hsiung ◽  
Yi Cheng Chang ◽  
Jeng Wei ◽  
Gong-You Lan ◽  
Kuo Chen Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Right Heart ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
The Right

scholarly journals Cheek Hematoma: A Rare Presentation

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-42
Author(s):  
Chidananda Ramappa Devasamudra ◽  
Niveditha J Sagar
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Bone Fractures ◽  
Blood Clot ◽  
Rare Presentation ◽  
Incision And Drainage ◽  
Facial Movements ◽  
Buccal Space ◽  
The Right ◽  
Rule Out

ABSTRACT Background A 28-year-old lady presented with cheek hematoma on the right side after the self-fall. This patient had severe facial disfigurement due to diffuse swelling of cheek, discoloration of facial skin and sclera. The facial expressions were also compromised. Materials and methods Detailed history taken, examination done to rule out motor vehicle accident (MVA), domestic violence and central nervous system (CNS) involvement. Computed tomography scan was done to know the extent of hematoma and to rule out the oromaxillofacial bone fractures. Incision and drainage was done to remove the blood clot from the buccal space. Incision was given in the buccal mucosa to avoid external scar. Result Swelling was completely reduced on 3rd postoperative day. Facial movements and expressions were regained. Conclusion Intraoral Incision and drainage is the treatment of choice for cheek hematoma to reduce the size of the swelling and avoid external scar. How to cite this article Sagar NJ, Devasamudra CR. Cheek Hematoma: A Rare Presentation. Panam J Trauma Crit Care Emerg Surg 2015;4(1):39-42.

scholarly journals The Heart as a Site of Metastasis of Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariam Meddeb ◽  
Robert D. Chow ◽  
Randolph Whipps ◽  
Reyaz Haque
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Incidental Finding ◽  
Progesterone Receptors ◽  
Pulmonary Nodules ◽  
Premenopausal Women ◽  
Filling Defect ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
The Right ◽  
A Site

Uterine leiomyomas are the most common gynecological tumors in premenopausal women. While the lung is the most common extrauterine organ afflicted, benign metastasizing leiomyomas (BML) of the heart are rarities. We report an incidental finding of a cardiac mass in a 36-year-old woman who presented to the Emergency Department after a motor vehicle accident. CT scan of the chest revealed 2 well-circumscribed pulmonary nodules and a filling defect in the right ventricle. Echocardiogram showed a 4 cm mass attached to the right ventricular (RV) septum. The cardiac tumor was resected and showed benign histologic features. Immunohistochemical staining was positive for smooth muscle α-actin and desmin, as well as estrogen and progesterone receptors, consistent with the diagnosis of uterine leiomyoma.

Case 1.16

2014 ◽  
pp. 31-32
Author(s):  
Christine U. Lee ◽  
James F. Glockner
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Diffusion Weighted Image ◽  
Weighted Image ◽  
Hepatic Lobe ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
Ovarian Syndrome

22-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and polycystic ovarian syndrome; she was involved in a motor vehicle accident, and abdominal CT demonstrated multiple hepatic masses Axial fat-suppressed FSE T2-weighted image (Figure 1.16.1) demonstrates at least 2 hyperintense masses in the periphery of the right hepatic lobe. Diffusion-weighted image (b=600 s/mm...

Isolated Chyle Duct Injury in Blunt Trauma

2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-117
Author(s):  
Sharmila Dissanaike ◽  
John A. Griswold ◽  
Ari Halldorsson ◽  
Eldo E. Frezza
Keyword(s):  
Blunt Trauma ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Chyle Leak ◽  
Cisterna Chyli ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
Isolated Injury ◽  
The Right ◽  
Gallbladder Fossa

We present a case of a patient sustaining an isolated injury to the right main branch of the cysterna chyli due to a high-speed motor vehicle accident. A 42-year-old man presented after a high-speed collision. CT revealed a collection of hypodense fluid in the gallbladder fossa, which was the clue to take him to the OR. We proceeded to laparoscopic exploration, and based on the milky white color of the fluid, identified a chyle leak. In an open fashion, the retroperitoneum was explored and the injury was identified as disruption of the right lumbar branch entering the cisterna chyli, and this was ligated with silk ties. Chyle duct injury secondary to blunt trauma is a rare finding. The use of CT imaging can identify this injury. Laparoscopy can confirm the injury. Open ligation of the injured duct is the best treatment.

Atlantooccipital transarticular screw fixation for the treatment of traumatic occipitoatlantal dislocation

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iman Feiz-Erfan ◽  
L. Fernando Gonzalez ◽  
Curtis A. Dickman
Keyword(s):  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Screw Fixation ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Neurological Injury ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
A New Technique ◽  
Atlantooccipital Dislocation

✓ The authors describe a new technique of internal atlantooccipital screw fixation involving posterior wiring and fusion for the treatment of traumatic atlantooccipital dislocation, which was performed in a 17-year-old male patient involved in a motor vehicle accident and who suffered from atlantooccipital dislocation without neurological injury. At the 6-month follow-up examination, the patient was neurologically intact with a solid occipitocervical fusion and full range of motion of the neck.

scholarly journals Humeral Head Fracture with Intrathoracic Migration

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-59
Author(s):  
Caggiari Gianfilippo ◽  
Mosele Giulia Raffaella ◽  
Puddu Leonardo ◽  
Spiga Mauro ◽  
Doria Carlo
Keyword(s):  
Humeral Head ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Accident ◽  
Surgical Excision ◽  
Symphysis Pubis ◽  
Fracture Dislocation ◽  
Vehicle Accident ◽  
Total Body ◽  
The Right

Fracture-dislocation of the humeral head with intrathoracic migration is extremely rare. In our study we describe the case of a 23-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency clinic of our hospital, after being injured in a high-speed motor vehicle accident. The patient presented in a state of hemorrhagic shock and severe respiratory disease. Chest radiography showed fracture of the right humeral head and the presence of a round radio-density area resting on the diaphragm right hemithorax. The total body computed tomography scan revealed a right pneumothorax related to the presence in the chest cavity of the fractured humeral head, longitudinal fracture of the sacrum, and diastasis of the symphysis pubis. After an initial hemodynamic stabilization the patient underwent surgical excision of the humeral head and its replanting. It is important after airway management and the use of diagnostic imaging, the treatment of any injuries associated with the trauma.

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