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Liver Trauma in the Kitchen: Preparing Whipped Cream with a Siphon Is Not without Risk

Authors :
Bourenne, Jeremy
Eon, Béatrice
Bouzana, Fouad
Lambert, Dominique
Jean, Estelle
Michelet, Pierre
Gainnier, Marc
Source :
Case Reports in Critical Care; 2015, Vol. 2015 Issue: 1
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

We report the case of a 36-year-old woman suffering from liver injury caused by the malfunction of a whipped cream siphon. When this patient handled the whipped cream siphon, the screwed metallic upper part of the siphon was suddenly dissociated from its base and came violently striking her right hypochondrium. At first, the severity of injury was underestimated. Subsequently, due to the persistence of pain experienced by the patient, an abdominal CT scan was performed. It highlighted a severe liver injury with rupture of a branch of the hepatic artery. The evolution was favorable after completion of an embolization and a secondary capsular rupture.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20906420 and 20906439
Volume :
2015
Issue :
1
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Case Reports in Critical Care
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs37511972
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/213039