Seatbelt triad: severe abdominal wall disruption, hollow viscus injury, and major vascular injury

The triad of seatbelt-related severe abdominal wall disruption, hollow viscus injury, and distal abdominal aortic injury after a motor vehicle collision is uncommon. We present a small case series involving those three clinical features with the goal of preventing a future missed diagnosis of the di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American surgeon 2011-05, Vol.77 (5), p.534-538
Hauptverfasser:	Kulvatunyou, Narong, Albrecht, Roxie M, Bender, Jeffrey S, Friese, Randy S, Joseph, Bellal, Latifi, Rifat, O'Keefe, Terrance, Wynn, Julie L, Rhee, Peter M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdominal Injuries - diagnostic imaging Abdominal Injuries - etiology Abdominal Injuries - surgery Abdominal Wall - physiopathology Abdominal Wall - surgery Accidents, Traffic Adolescent Adult Aorta, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging Aorta, Abdominal - injuries Aorta, Abdominal - surgery Coronary vessels Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Injuries Injury Severity Score Male Multiple Trauma - diagnostic imaging Multiple Trauma - etiology Multiple Trauma - surgery Ostomy Pediatrics Risk Assessment Sampling Studies Seat Belts - adverse effects Skin & tissue grafts Surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Trauma Treatment Outcome Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnostic imaging Wounds, Nonpenetrating - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	The triad of seatbelt-related severe abdominal wall disruption, hollow viscus injury, and distal abdominal aortic injury after a motor vehicle collision is uncommon. We present a small case series involving those three clinical features with the goal of preventing a future missed diagnosis of the distal abdominal aortic injury in particular.
ISSN:	0003-1348 1555-9823
DOI:	10.1177/000313481107700509