Extrapericardial tamponade following blunt chest trauma treated with subxiphoid uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a case report. [PDF]
J Cardiothorac SurgBackground Anterior mediastinal hematomas following blunt chest trauma are usually not life threatening. However, in rare cases, they can cause extrapericardial tamponade, requiring urgent surgical intervention.
Lee N +6 more
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Blunt traumatic right-sided pericardial rupture without cardiac injury: a case report. [PDF]
J Trauma InjBlunt traumatic pericardial rupture is an exceptionally rare condition, often associated with high morbidity and mortality. Isolated pericardial rupture without vascular or cardiac involvement accounts for only 17% of reported cases.
Heo M, Kim HW, Sung S.
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Laparoscopy for Abdominal Trauma: A Single Surgeon’s Experience at a Level I Trauma Center [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2021 Purpose Laparoscopy has various advantages over laparotomy in terms of postoperative recovery. The number of surgeons using laparoscopy as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in abdominal trauma patients is increasing, whereas open conversion is becoming ...
Hancheol Jo, Dong Hun Kim
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Laparoscopic Repair of Traumatic Intraperitoneal Bladder Rupture: A Case Series [PDF]
Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2021 Bladder injury is uncommon in blunt abdominal trauma. The injury can be life-threatening if not treated properly. Thus, timely and accurate diagnosis is critical.
Yoonjung Heo, Dong Hun Kim
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Traumatic abdominal wall hernia with hemoperitoneum caused by blunt injury: laparoscopic exploration with mini-laparotomy repair. A case report [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2022 Traumatic abdominal wall hernia is a very rare clinical entity. Herein, we report the case of a patient who was transferred from a local clinic to the emergency department because of left lower abdominal pain.
Euisung Jeong +5 more
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Delayed Chylothorax Following Blunt Chest Trauma Treated with Repeated Lymphangiography: A Case Presentation [PDF]
Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2023 Chylothorax is mostly iatrogenic, with blunt chest trauma being a rare cause. Treatment depends on the volume of drainage. Specifically, conservative treatment, such as total parenteral nutrition and pleural drainage, is performed in cases of low daily ...
Gayoung Kim +3 more
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Dual repair of traumatic flank hernia using laparoscopic and open approaches: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2022 Traumatic flank hernia (TFH) is rare and prone to recurrence, which makes appropriate treatment challenging. No current guidelines define the optimal timing and method of repair.
Yoonjung Heo, Dong Hun Kim
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Nonoperative management of colon and mesocolon injuries caused by blunt trauma: three case reports [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2022 The therapeutic approach for colon injury has changed continuously with the evolution of management strategies for trauma patients. In general, immediate laparotomy can be considered in hemodynamically unstable patients with positive findings on extended
Naa Lee +5 more
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Epidemiologic features of pediatric genital injury in emergency departments in Korea [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2021 Purpose Genital injury is a common pediatric injury. Given the lack of nationwide data, the authors aimed to show age group-related epidemiologic features of genital injury in Korea.
Jae Yun Jung +11 more
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