Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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We report herein the case of a 42-year-old woman who presented to the Burns Unit with 81% of her body surface severely burned following sun bathing, after applying fig leaf tea as a tanning agent. The patient was hospitalized for 13 days in a Burns Intensive Care Unit, and was discharged for an ambulatory follow-up. The treatment of such burns does not differ from any conventional treatment for heat- induced second-degree burns. The physiopathology of the phytophotodermatitis induced by such homemade tanning solutions rich in psoralen is discussed in detail.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2013
Non-operative treatment approach for blunt splenic injury: is grade the unique criterion?
We aimed to investigate the results of a non-operative approach to blunt spleen injury to re-evaluate the importance of injury grade. ⋯ Hemodynamic stability is the most important criterion for the indication of non-operative treatment. However, in well-selected cases, patients with grade 4 splenic traumas and those with extra-splenic injuries could also be treated successfully with the non-operative method.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2013
Fractures of the mandible: a 20-year retrospective analysis of 753 patients.
The craniofacial region is one of the most frequently injured parts of the body, and mandibular fracture is one of the commonest facial skeletal injuries. The most frequent causes of mandibular fractures are the traumas related to traffic accidents, falls, interpersonal violence, and sports activities, etc. ⋯ In the recent years, double-road constructions, increased traffic audits and regulation of the traffic rules decreased the incidence of mandibular fractures.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2013
Case ReportsDe Garengeot's hernia: a case of acute appendicitis in a femoral hernia sac.
The presence of an appendix vermiformis in a femoral hernia sac is called De Garengeot's hernia. It is a very rare clinical condition and requires emergency surgery. ⋯ Diagnosis was established based on computed tomography findings, and appendectomy with mesh-free hernia repair was performed. The postoperative period was uneventful, and the histopathologic examination of the specimen revealed gangrenous appendicitis.
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Aortic injury after blunt trauma that is missed during the first admission will soon be seen as a chronic aneurysm. The objective of this study is to show the importance of the diagnosis and appropriate treatment of these aneurysms. ⋯ Chronic traumatic aortic aneurysms may cause general symptoms years after a blunt trauma. Aortic injury must always be considered in the assessment and follow-up of trauma patients.