[ thoraco-Abdominal injury: about 78 cases]
Revue Marocaine de Medecine et Sante. 2005; 22 (1): 56-63
in French
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ABSTRACT
The authors report a series of 78 cases of the thoraco-abdominal wounds collected between 1992 and 2002.The mean age of the patients is 27 years old [16- 60 years old] with male predominance [90%].The aggressions with a blade [stab] are the exclusive etiology [100%]. The left hemi thorax represents the Site of penetration in 80% of cases. The clinical symptoms at the admission were dominated by the respiratory detress. The chest radiography that has been achieved systematically. In all our patient, showed a hemothorax [39 cases] hemopneumothorax [20 cases], the radiography was normal in 27 cases. The abdominal ultrasound was done in 36 cases when the thoraco-abdominal injury was suspect, however the clinical examination and radiography were normal. It's showed a double peritoneal and pleural effusion in 36% of the cases. About the therapeutics, the treatment has been always surgical, so, the laparotomy has been necessary in 66 patients, the thoracotomy in 2 cases, the thoraco-laparoscopy in 4 cases, and the thoracoscopy in 2 cases. No death was noticed in this series The immediate following have been simple in the majority of the cases, in 6 patients, pleuro-pulmonary complications have been occurred. The thoraco-abdominal injuries have sometimes a problem of diagnostic, specially if only the diaphragm was injured. We believe that the thoracoscopy is the best exam to confirm the diaphragm injuries. The thoraco-laparoscopy can be the best surgical approach:
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Thoracic Injuries
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Retrospective Studies
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Endoscopy
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Abdominal Injuries
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
French
Journal:
Rev. Marocaine Med. Sante
Year:
2005
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