Thoraco-abdominal impalement injury with an iron rod: A case report. 2023

Menawar Dajenah, and Faisal Ahmed, and Anessa Thabet, and Khaled Ghaleb, and Mohamed Badheeb, and Zaid Dajenah
Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Ibb University of Medical Sciences, Ibb, Yemen.

Impalement thoracoabdominal injuries are potentially life-threatening due to the associated bleeding and multiple visceral injuries. They are uncommon and often result in severe surgical complications, requiring prompt treatment and extensive care. METHODS We present a 45-year-old male patient who fell from a 4.5-meter-high tree and landed on a Schulman iron rod stick, which pierced the patient's right midaxillary line, exiting from his epigastric region and leading to multiple intraabdominal injuries and right pneumothorax. The patient was resuscitated and immediately shifted to the operating theater. The main operative findings were moderate hemoperitoneum, gastric and jejunum perforations, and liver laceration. A right chest tube was inserted, and injuries were repaired with segmental resection, anastomosis, and colostomy procedure with uneventful post-operative recovery. Providing efficient and prompt care is crucial for patient survival. This includes securing the airways, providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and aggressive shock therapy to stabilize the patient's hemodynamic status. The removal of impaled objects is strongly discouraged outside the operation theater. CONCLUSIONS Thoracoabdominal impalement injury is rarely reported in the literature; appropriate resuscitative care, prompt diagnosis, and early surgical intervention may minimize mortality and improve the patient's outcomes.

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