Publications by authors named "Desyibelew C Mekonnen"
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- Abdominal trauma poses significant risks for children, with one in four pediatric patients suffering from serious injuries, primarily due to falls and blunt force impacts.
- A study analyzed the medical records of 90 pediatric patients who underwent exploratory laparotomies for abdominal trauma between 2020 and 2023, gathering data on various injury causes and patient demographics.
- The results indicated that the majority of patients were male and under 10 years old, with bullet injuries being the leading cause of trauma, followed by falls and several other injury types unique to different age groups.
Introduction: Penile fractures are a rare urological emergency. It is defined as 'rupture of the tunica albuginea of one or both corpora cavernosa. The corpus spongiosum and the urethra may also be involved in this process.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is defined as asphyxia, suffocation, or inhalation of items of food, such as bone and seed, and non-food, such as toys, into the respiratory tract. Aspiration of foreign bodies is an important and preventable cause of mortality and morbidity in children, especially those less than 3 years of age. The aim of this study was to analyse the clinical and radiological profile, modes of management, and outcomes of foreign body aspiration in children at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital and identify areas of possible interventions for proper management of such cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hydrocele, an abnormal fluid collection between parietal and visceral layers of the tunica vaginalis, is the commonest cause of scrotal swelling, and it affects all age groups. Calcification of hydrocele sac/wall is a rare clinical entity. The etiology of calcification of hydrocele sac is not clear, but most literature proposes that calcification is secondary to chronic irritation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Urethral obstruction due to retained projectile migrating into the genitourinary system has rarely been reported. The literature describes two main methods of retained projectile removal from the genitourinary system: (1) spontaneous expulsion during voiding and (2) manual extraction due to urethral obstruction causing acute urinary retention.
Clinical Presentation: We present a case in which a 23-year-old man presented with acute urinary retention four days after suffering a gunshot wound to the right distal posterolateral thigh.