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A rare complication of a thoracic wound: the pneumopericardium?
Forensic Sci Med Pathol
January 2025
LaTIM, Inserm UMR 1101, 22 Avenue Camille-Desmoulins, CS 93837, Brest cedex, 29238, France.
Pneumopericardium (PPC) is defined by the presence of gas in the pericardial cavity, often leading to cardiac tamponade and a high mortality rate. This report describes a case involving a 33-year-old man found deceased a few meters from a knife, his clothes intact, with no resuscitation attempt made. A knotted scarf was tightly fastened around his neck, without ligature mark.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultidisciplinary management of transorbital transverse penetrating brain injury by retained knife.
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open
January 2025
The Trauma and Neuroscience Institutes, Ascension St John Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
Lifesaving surgical approaches for severe penetrating knife injury to the neck.
J Cardiothorac Surg
January 2025
Institute of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai, India.
Background: Penetrating neck injuries are rare and require urgent surgical intervention to prevent life-threatening complications. This report highlights a unique case involving complex surgical repair of tracheal, esophageal, and vascular injuries following a homicidal assault, emphasizing the challenges and techniques used in managing such severe trauma.
Case Presentation: A 45-year-old female presented with a severe penetrating neck injury after an alleged homicidal assault with a knife.
Prone Position Video Laryngoscopy for the Successful Intubation of Penetrating Back Injury: A Report of Two Cases.
Cureus
December 2024
Anesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND.
Airway management in the prone position presents significant challenges and carries the risk of encountering a difficult airway situation. Here, we present two adults who sustained traumatic knife injuries to the back and required surgical intervention. Due to the potential life-threatening complications associated with dislodging the knife, traditional supine and lateral decubitus positions were not feasible for airway management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHybrid Endovascular and Direct Surgical Approach for Treatment of Penetrating Common Carotid Artery Injury: A Case Report.
NMC Case Rep J
December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan.
Although rare, penetrating cervical vascular injury poses significant challenges with a poor patient prognosis, often attributed to severe hemorrhage and accompanying injuries. We encountered a case of hemorrhagic shock resulting from a penetrating injury to the common carotid artery (CCA), which was successfully managed using a combination of endovascular therapy and direct surgical intervention. A 23-year-old man presented with a self-inflicted stab wound on the left side of his neck from a kitchen knife.
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