ABSTRACT
Hernia (know breuk in Dutch, rompure in French, keal in Greek and rupture in English) has plagued humans throughout recorded history and descriptions of hernia reduction date back to the Ebers papyrus in Egypt. In medicine it is difficult to find historical periods, but we found two eras of uneven time: pre-technique and technique. The first was distinguished by a blend of empiricism and magic, and the second for greater comprehension of the human body; however much of modern surgical techniques result from contributions of early surgeons. Nonetheless, it was not until the late 19th century that hernia surgeon Eduardo Bassini published his work Nuovo Metodo per la Cura Radiacale dell"Ernia Inguinale (in 1889). Among the most notable contemporany classic hernia repairs are the Bassini, Halsted, Shouldice, and Tension-free repair techniques.
Subject(s)
Hernia, Inguinal/history , Hernia, Inguinal/therapy , History, 15th Century , History, 16th Century , History, 17th Century , History, 18th Century , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , History, Ancient , HumansABSTRACT
Presentamos un caso sobre una herida por proyectil de arma de fuego transcervical en línea media, sin evidencia clínica ni imagenológica de lesión. Es sabido que las lesiones transcervicales son generalmente letales o devastadoras constituyendo así lesiones mortales en los tres picos de mortalidad por traumatismo. Este tipo de lesiones genera discusión en el gremio quirúrgico sobre la decisión operatoria obligada o el estudio selectivo de pacientes para manejo no operatorio, sin embargo, este tipo de heridas transcervicales (HTC) siempre dejan al cirujano traumatólogo más experimentado en una disyuntiva. No existen casos en la literatura con HTC en línea media sin evidencia de lesión, motivo por el cual presentamos este caso.
