Survival Following Rectal Impalement through the Pelvic, Abdominal, and Thoracic Cavities: A Case Report
Impalement injuries are a unique form of penetrating trauma and are typically associated with a fall onto the object (Steele, 2006). We present the case of a 45-year-old man who reportedly slipped in his bathtub and fell onto a broomstick. Radiographic examination revealed a slender mass extending...
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| author | Michael Moncure Jared A. Konie Adam B. Kretzer Peter J. DiPasco Carla C. Braxton |
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| description | Impalement injuries are a unique form of penetrating trauma and are typically associated with a fall onto the object (Steele, 2006). We present the case of a 45-year-old man who reportedly slipped in his bathtub and fell onto a broomstick. Radiographic examination revealed a slender mass extending from his rectum to the right side of his neck. A review of English literature suggests that this is the second reported case in the last 100 years describing the successful management of an impalement injury traversing the pelvic, abdominal, and thoracic cavities. The management of this case is described. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fbfaddea790b4faeaea4368b986601672025-02-03T01:09:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/361829361829Survival Following Rectal Impalement through the Pelvic, Abdominal, and Thoracic Cavities: A Case ReportMichael Moncure0Jared A. Konie1Adam B. Kretzer2Peter J. DiPasco3Carla C. Braxton4University of Kansas Hospital, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USAUniversity of Kansas Hospital, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USAUniversity of Kansas Hospital, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USAUniversity of Kansas Hospital, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USAUniversity of Kansas Hospital, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USAImpalement injuries are a unique form of penetrating trauma and are typically associated with a fall onto the object (Steele, 2006). We present the case of a 45-year-old man who reportedly slipped in his bathtub and fell onto a broomstick. Radiographic examination revealed a slender mass extending from his rectum to the right side of his neck. A review of English literature suggests that this is the second reported case in the last 100 years describing the successful management of an impalement injury traversing the pelvic, abdominal, and thoracic cavities. The management of this case is described.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/361829 |
| spellingShingle | Michael Moncure Jared A. Konie Adam B. Kretzer Peter J. DiPasco Carla C. Braxton Survival Following Rectal Impalement through the Pelvic, Abdominal, and Thoracic Cavities: A Case Report Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Survival Following Rectal Impalement through the Pelvic, Abdominal, and Thoracic Cavities: A Case Report |
| title_full | Survival Following Rectal Impalement through the Pelvic, Abdominal, and Thoracic Cavities: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Survival Following Rectal Impalement through the Pelvic, Abdominal, and Thoracic Cavities: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Survival Following Rectal Impalement through the Pelvic, Abdominal, and Thoracic Cavities: A Case Report |
| title_short | Survival Following Rectal Impalement through the Pelvic, Abdominal, and Thoracic Cavities: A Case Report |
| title_sort | survival following rectal impalement through the pelvic abdominal and thoracic cavities a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/361829 |
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