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dc.contributor.authorO'Kelly, F
dc.contributor.authorLim, K T
dc.contributor.authorHayes, B
dc.contributor.authorShields, W
dc.contributor.authorRavi, N
dc.contributor.authorReynolds, J V
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-12T10:42:00Z
dc.date.available2012-07-12T10:42:00Z
dc.date.issued2012-03
dc.identifier.citationThe Houdini effect--an unusual case of blunt abdominal trauma resulting in perforative appendicitis. 2012, 105 (3):86-7 Ir Med Jen_GB
dc.identifier.issn0332-3102
dc.identifier.pmid22558817
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/233351
dc.description.abstractWe present a unique case of perforative appendicitis that occurred in an adult following blunt abdominal trauma. This case represents the first such reported case from Ireland. It also represents a modern practical example of Laplace's theory of the effect of increased pressure on colonic wall tension leading to localized perforation, and serves to highlight not only the importance in preoperative imaging for blunt abdominal trauma, but also the importance of considering appendiceal perforation.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIrish Medical Journal (IMJ)en_GB
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=The%20Houdini%20Effect%20%E2%80%93%20An%20Unusual%20Case%20of%20Blunt%20Abdominal%20Trauma%20Resulting%20in%20Perforative%20Appendicitis%20en_GB
dc.rightsArchived with thanks to Irish medical journalen_GB
dc.subject.meshAbdominal Injuries
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshAppendicitis
dc.subject.meshAppendix
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshRupture
dc.subject.meshSoccer
dc.subject.meshWounds, Nonpenetrating
dc.titleThe Houdini effect--an unusual case of blunt abdominal trauma resulting in perforative appendicitis.en_GB
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Clinical Surgery, St. James's Hospital, James's St., Dublin 8.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalIrish medical journalen_GB
dc.description.provinceLeinsteren
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-22T18:01:10Z
html.description.abstractWe present a unique case of perforative appendicitis that occurred in an adult following blunt abdominal trauma. This case represents the first such reported case from Ireland. It also represents a modern practical example of Laplace's theory of the effect of increased pressure on colonic wall tension leading to localized perforation, and serves to highlight not only the importance in preoperative imaging for blunt abdominal trauma, but also the importance of considering appendiceal perforation.


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