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Hydrostatic pressure-induced colon trauma from a pool whip
- Source :
- Pediatric Emergency Care. 5:29-30
- Publication Year :
- 1989
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 1989.
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Abstract
- Hydrostatic pressure-induced colon injury is a rare occurrence in the pediatric population. We present a case of massive hydroperitoneum following a pool whip-induced injury. Although tension pneumoperitoneum or hydroperitoneum is rare, prompt recognition and surgical intervention are essential.
- Subjects :
- Male
Colon injury
medicine.medical_specialty
Colon
business.industry
Hydrostatic pressure
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Surgery
Cecum
Swimming Pools
medicine.anatomical_structure
Pneumoperitoneum
Intestinal Perforation
Child, Preschool
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Hydrostatic Pressure
Pressure
Emergency Medicine
medicine
Humans
business
Pediatric population
Hydroperitoneum
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 07495161
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....60053d7cd0cef67c2766aca122b10bb1
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006565-198903000-00009