Non-accidental trauma causing inferior vena cava and liver injuries

Non-accidental trauma causing inferior vena cava and liver injuries

Child abuse, or non-accidental trauma (NAT), resulting in concomitant hepatic and inferior vena cava (IVC) injuries is exceedingly rare. No cases of survival after physical abuse giving rise to concurrent hepatic and IVC injuries have been reported in the current literature. This disturbing case det...

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Main Authors: Mary E. Stuckey, Muhammad Owais Abdul Ghani, Amber Greeno, Harold N. Lovvorn, Melissa E. Danko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Subjects:
Grade V hepatic Injury
Blunt nonaccidental trauma
Inferior vena cava
Trauma
Mass transfusion
Damage control laparotomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620302839

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