Transection of the appendix and omentum following a seat belt injury; case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Appendiceal injuries following a blunt abdominal trauma are rare. Upon literature review, several cases have been reported to develop appendicitis following blunt abdominal trauma, but total transection of the appendix is extremely rare.

Case presentation

Our case involves a 24-year-old male restrained driver who was involved in a motor vehicle accident. He had bruising corresponding to the pattern of the seatbelt, the 'seatbelt sign', on admission. On his second day of admission, he was found to have a rigid abdomen. On exploratory laparotomy, the patient had a completely transected appendix with a 10 × 10 cm piece of transected omentum lying in the pelvic cavity.

Discussion

Literature suggests that seat belts may play a role in the mechanism of injury l

SUBMITTER: AlJaberi LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6120345 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature