1999/01/01 by Robert A. Edwards
Medicine · #Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management #Abdominal Trauma and Injuries #Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
paper · doi:10.1001/archsurg.134.1.90
Blunt appendiceal injuries are uncommon. The recent care of a patient with an appendiceal transection following vehicular trauma led us to review the existing English literature. The presence of an abdominal wall contusion, in conjunction with a typical mesenteric tear and appendiceal transection, led us to conclude that the seat belt contributed to the injury.