Motor vehicle collision with seatbelt sign and traumatic abdominal wall hernia should raise suspicion for hollow viscus injury

Summary: Diagnosing hollow viscus injury following motor vehicle collision (MVC) requires a high index of suspicion. Here we present two cases of high velocity MVC, with 3-point restrained occupants, who presented with a seatbelt sign and associated acute traumatic flank herniation. Both patients un...

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Main Authors: Michael A. D'Elia, R. Ian Grant, Nicole O. Kolozsvari, Maher M. Matar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644019300408

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