Uncommon rectal impalement injury with an unexpected intraabdominal trauma
Rectal penetrating injuries are a very rare and potentially lethal form of trauma in children. We report the case of a rectal impalement injury (RII) in a 3-year-old female patient after an almost unbelievable accident at home. Laparotomy revealed a traumatic rectal wall perforation. Initially, we h...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576622000811 |