The Houdini effect--an unusual case of blunt abdominal trauma resulting in perforative appendicitis.
dc.contributor.author | O'Kelly, F | |
dc.contributor.author | Lim, K T | |
dc.contributor.author | Hayes, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Shields, W | |
dc.contributor.author | Ravi, N | |
dc.contributor.author | Reynolds, J V | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-07-12T10:42:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-07-12T10:42:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-03 | |
dc.identifier.citation | The Houdini effect--an unusual case of blunt abdominal trauma resulting in perforative appendicitis. 2012, 105 (3):86-7 Ir Med J | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 0332-3102 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 22558817 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/233351 | |
dc.description.abstract | We 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.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Irish Medical Journal (IMJ) | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | http://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%20 | en_GB |
dc.rights | Archived with thanks to Irish medical journal | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Abdominal Injuries | |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | |
dc.subject.mesh | Appendicitis | |
dc.subject.mesh | Appendix | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
dc.subject.mesh | Rupture | |
dc.subject.mesh | Soccer | |
dc.subject.mesh | Wounds, Nonpenetrating | |
dc.title | The Houdini effect--an unusual case of blunt abdominal trauma resulting in perforative appendicitis. | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Clinical Surgery, St. James's Hospital, James's St., Dublin 8. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Irish medical journal | en_GB |
dc.description.province | Leinster | en |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-22T18:01:10Z | |
html.description.abstract | We 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. |