Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2014
Comparative StudyComparison of internal organ injuries by blunt abdominal trauma in rats with empty or full stomach.
The aim of the study was to investigate if there was a difference in injury in intra-abdominal viscera due to blunt abdominal trauma sustained by rats with empty or full stomach and to examine which viscera is affected most, based on the direction of the trauma. ⋯ It was observed that there were differences in injuries sustained by the internal organs depending on the fullness or emptiness of the stomach and the direction of the trauma.
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Gunshot injuries are common medical-legal issues. Atypical tract lines resulting from this type of injuries cause difficulties in diagnosis and treatment. In this paper, a gunshot injury on the right anterior thigh extending to the right hemithorax was presented. ⋯ Bullet entrance hole was determined on the right anterior thigh region; however, exit side could not be seen. Bullet was determined on the right thorax at tomography and the patient was taken to operation due to diaphragm rupture and lung parenchymal injury. Other body parts must be examined radiologically for the bullet which cannot be determined at gunshot injury side.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Nov 2014
[Using pedicled rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flaps in thigh and lumber defects].
A series of previously described but rarely used variations of the pedicled, extended or vertical rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap (Extended RAM, VRAM) were reviewed. ⋯ The flaps had the advantages of being robust and well-vascularized, easy and fast to harvest, and not requiring microsurgery experience.