Traumatic Bilateral Diaphragmatic Ruptures in a 6-Year-Old Boy by Sung Jin Kim, Hyuck Kim, Jun Ho Lee

“…Traumatic diaphragmatic rupture is an unusual finding that may occur after blunt trauma. In addition, diaphragmatic rupture occurring bilaterally is extremely rare. …”
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Renal embolization for trauma: a narrative review by Peter Lee, Simon Roh

“…Renal injuries commonly occur in association with blunt trauma, especially in the setting of motor vehicle accidents. …”
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Severe Spasm of the Renal Artery after Blunt Abdominal Trauma Simulating End-Organ Infarction by Adem Ucar, Aghakishi Yahyayev, Ayaz Agayev, Fatih Yanar, Selim Bakan, Mesut Bulakci, Tolga Akman, Ensar Yekeler

“…We describe the case of a child with multiorgan injuries and spasm of the main renal artery after blunt trauma simulating arterial occlusion or end-organ infarction.…”
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Clinical Outcomes and Patterns of Traumatic Injuries Associated with Subway Incidents at a Level 1 Trauma Center by Bharti Sharma, Aubrey May B. Agcon, George Agriantonis, Sittha Cheerasarn, Navin D. Bhatia, Zahra Shafaee, Jennifer Whittington, Kate Twelker

“…Numbers of patients with blunt trauma were a lot higher than those with penetrating and burn trauma. …”
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Intrathoracic Kidney after Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Fikret Halis, Akin Soner Amasyali, Aysel Yucak, Turan Yildiz, Ahmet Gokce

“…The incidence of renal artery injury and intrathoracic kidney is quite low in patients who present with blunt trauma experiencing damage. There are four defined etiologies for intrathoracic kidney, which include real intrathoracic ectopic kidney, eventration of the diaphragm, congenital diaphragmatic herniation, and traumatic diaphragmatic rupture. …”
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Splenic Autotransplantation after Blunt Spleen Injury in Children by Hojun Lee, Byung Hee Kang, Junsik Kwon, John Cook-Jong Lee

“…Here we reported four cases of children who were underwent splenic autotransplantation successfully after blunt trauma.…”
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Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Child following a Blunt Chest Trauma by Yohel Ocaña, Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez, Adriana Yock-Corrales

“…Necrotizing fasciitis is a serious soft tissue infection rarely occurring in children after blunt trauma. Due to its high morbidity and mortality rates, a high index of suspicion is necessary for prompt diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy as an option for treating a hemodynamically unstable traumatic pancreatic head injury with a pelvic bone fracture in Korea: a case report by Sung Yub Jeong, Yoonhyun Lee, Hojun Lee

“…Pancreatic trauma occurs in 0.2% of patients with blunt trauma and 5% of severe abdominal injuries, which are associated with high mortality rates (up to 60%). …”
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Gastric necrosis after gastric artery embolization in a patient with blunt abdominal trauma: a case report by Gil Hwan Kim, Sung Jin Park, Chan Ik Park

“…Gastric artery bleeding after blunt trauma is rare. In such cases, if vital signs are stable, angiographic embolization may be performed. …”
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Successful endovascular embolization for traumatic subcutaneous abdominal wall hematoma via the superficial inferior epigastric artery: a case report by Sung Nam Moon, Sang Hyun Seo, Hyun Seok Jung

“…Abdominal wall hematoma (AWH) after blunt trauma is common, and most cases can be treated conservatively. …”
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Dual repair of traumatic flank hernia using laparoscopic and open approaches: a case report by Yoonjung Heo, Dong Hun Kim

“…Herein, we present the successful treatment of TFH after blunt trauma. A 46-year-old male patient underwent elective herniorrhaphy on hospital day 3, in which laparoscopic implantation of a sublay mesh and extracorporeal implantation of an onlay mesh were performed. …”
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An Early Presentation of Tricuspid Valve Rupture in a Trauma Patient With Congenital Heart Disease by Justus Boever, Rishi Batra, Hason Khan, Zachary M. Bauman

“…The subsequent treatment delay can result in development of irreversible dilatation of right-sided heart chambers, making it imperative to have a high index of suspicion for tricuspid regurgitation as a cause of acute hemodynamic instability in the setting of blunt trauma to the chest. In this report, we present a unique case of traumatic tricuspid valve regurgitation in a patient with a history of congenital atrial septal defect (ASD)/partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR).…”
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Penile Fracture: Simultaneous Complete Urethral Rupture with Bilateral Corpora Cavernosa Rupture by Ibrahim Alnadhari, Osama Abdelhaleem Abdeljaleel, Venkata Ramana Pai Sampige, Ausama Abdulmuhsin, Ahmad Shamsodini

“…Penile fracture is not uncommon blunt trauma to the penis. Here, we present a rare case of penile fracture during sexual intercourse. …”
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Limited Incisional Drainage and Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy in an Acute Morel-Lavallée Lesion by Eui-Sung Choi, Jae-Young Yang, Byung-Hyun Ahn

“…A Morel-Lavallée lesion is a post-traumatic closed degloving soft tissue injury after blunt trauma. Infection and skin necrosis frequently occur if it is not treated properly in the early stages. …”
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Isolated Avulsion of the Common Hepatic Duct from Blunt Abdominal Trauma by Victor W. Wong, Arvin Gee, Paul Hansen, Andrew Michaels

“…In this paper, we discuss a case of isolated avulsion of the hepatic duct confluence following blunt trauma that was successfully managed with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy. …”
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Isolated Distal Tibiofibular Syndesmotic Injury: A Case Series and Proposed Mechanism by Sydney Asper, Hailey Allen, Maryam Soltanolkotabi

“…Conclusion: Isolated tibiofibular IOM injury should be considered in patients with lower leg pain after blunt trauma. MRI of the entire tibia and fibula can be instrumental in characterizing and confirming the injury and should be considered when clinical and injury mechanism indicators are present.…”
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An Unusual Complication of Colonic Perforation Following Percutaneous Nephrostomy in a Grade IV Blunt Renal Injury Patient by Joan Gan Cheau Yan, Tan Jih Huei, Henry Tan Chor Lip, Yuzaidi Mohamad, Rizal Imran Alwi

“…We report on a young man who sustained grade IV renal injury due to blunt trauma and was managed conservatively. The treatment of traumatic renal injury via urinary diversion was complicated with an iatrogenic colonic perforation. …”
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Left Subclavian Artery Pseudoaneurysm after a Traffic Accident: A Case Report by J. Enamorado-Enamorado, J. J. Egea-Guerrero, J. Revuelto-Rey, E. Gordillo-Escobar, C. Herrera-Melero

“…In rare cases, this injury has been described secondary to a blunt trauma. We present an unusual case of pseudoaneurysm that includes the origin of left subclavian artery in the context of severe multiple injuries after a traffic accident. …”
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Delayed Subclavian Vein Stenosis without Thrombosis Following Clavicle Fracture by Do Wan Kim, In Seok Jeong, Kook Joo Na

“…Furthermore, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, although vessel injuries have been reported after clavicle or rib fractures and nerve injuries to regions such as the brachial plexus, no case involving delayed presentation of isolated subclavian vein stenosis after clavicle fracture due to blunt trauma has yet been reported.…”
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Complete resection of the superficial femoral artery and superficial femoral vein due to forceful trauma: a case report by Carlo Campesi, Vincenzo Molinari, Edorardo Scarcello, Francesco Intrieri

“…We present a case of superficial femoral artery and vein resection caused by high-energy blunt trauma. CLINICAL CASE: A 60-year-old male was transferred to our hospital due to forceful trauma of the superficial femoral artery and vein. …”
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