Management of a massive thoracoabdominal impalement: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>A 26 year old male was impaled through his chest and upper abdomen with an iron angle, one and half meter long and five centimeters thick. The iron angle entered the chest, through the epigastrium and exited posteriorly just inferior to the angle of left scapula....
Main Authors: | Gupta Babita, Mishra Biplab, D'souza Nita, Sawhney Chhavi, Das Subir |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-10-01
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Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.sjtrem.com/content/17/1/50 |
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