Rectum perforation after broomstick impalement in a 17-year-old: case report and review
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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/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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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 -