Rectum perforation after broomstick impalement in a 17-year-old: case report and review

Standard

Rectum perforation after broomstick impalement in a 17-year-old: case report and review. / Boettcher, Michael; Kanellos-Becker, Ilias; Wenke, Katharina; Krebs, Thomas F.

in: PEDIATR EMERG CARE, Jahrgang 29, Nr. 4, 01.04.2013, S. 510-2.

Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/ZeitungSCORING: ZeitschriftenaufsatzForschungBegutachtung

Harvard

APA

Vancouver

Bibtex

@article{fd2b94edf57e4a898b669ddc45dd8f20,
title = "Rectum perforation after broomstick impalement in a 17-year-old: case report and review",
abstract = "Impalement injuries are uncommon, especially in the pediatric population. Because of the rarity of these injuries, physicians may have difficulty recognizing and treating impalement injuries appropriately. Clinical findings are sometimes innocuous, but can be life threatening. Therefore, evaluation of suspected impalement injury should involve careful history and thorough physical examination, even if there is no evidence of trauma to the perineum. We report a very rare case of rectum perforation after transanal introduction of a broomstick with almost no clinical findings. Impalement injuries are difficult to recognize, and severity may not be reflected by their external appearance. To diagnose these injuries in time, it is important to use a well-organized workup.",
keywords = "Adolescent, Foreign Bodies, Humans, Intestinal Perforation, Male, Rectum, Wounds, Penetrating",
author = "Michael Boettcher and Ilias Kanellos-Becker and Katharina Wenke and Krebs, {Thomas F}",
year = "2013",
month = apr,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1097/PEC.0b013e31828a3a3d",
language = "English",
volume = "29",
pages = "510--2",
journal = "PEDIATR EMERG CARE",
issn = "0749-5161",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",
number = "4",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Rectum perforation after broomstick impalement in a 17-year-old: case report and review

AU - Boettcher, Michael

AU - Kanellos-Becker, Ilias

AU - Wenke, Katharina

AU - Krebs, Thomas F

PY - 2013/4/1

Y1 - 2013/4/1

N2 - Impalement injuries are uncommon, especially in the pediatric population. Because of the rarity of these injuries, physicians may have difficulty recognizing and treating impalement injuries appropriately. Clinical findings are sometimes innocuous, but can be life threatening. Therefore, evaluation of suspected impalement injury should involve careful history and thorough physical examination, even if there is no evidence of trauma to the perineum. We report a very rare case of rectum perforation after transanal introduction of a broomstick with almost no clinical findings. Impalement injuries are difficult to recognize, and severity may not be reflected by their external appearance. To diagnose these injuries in time, it is important to use a well-organized workup.

AB - Impalement injuries are uncommon, especially in the pediatric population. Because of the rarity of these injuries, physicians may have difficulty recognizing and treating impalement injuries appropriately. Clinical findings are sometimes innocuous, but can be life threatening. Therefore, evaluation of suspected impalement injury should involve careful history and thorough physical examination, even if there is no evidence of trauma to the perineum. We report a very rare case of rectum perforation after transanal introduction of a broomstick with almost no clinical findings. Impalement injuries are difficult to recognize, and severity may not be reflected by their external appearance. To diagnose these injuries in time, it is important to use a well-organized workup.

KW - Adolescent

KW - Foreign Bodies

KW - Humans

KW - Intestinal Perforation

KW - Male

KW - Rectum

KW - Wounds, Penetrating

U2 - 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31828a3a3d

DO - 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31828a3a3d

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 23558271

VL - 29

SP - 510

EP - 512

JO - PEDIATR EMERG CARE

JF - PEDIATR EMERG CARE

SN - 0749-5161

IS - 4

ER -