Citation

Wang SF, Tiu CM, Chou YH, Chang T. Pediatr. Radiol. 1993; 23(3): 200-201.

Affiliation

Department of Radiology, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8332409

Abstract

The term "seat belt syndrome" has been used to describe injuries to the abdominal viscera caused by seat belts during car accidents. These injuries are usually sustained as a result of the rapid deceleration that occurs in front-end collisions, with the consequent compression of the abdominal viscera. The spectrum of injuries includes intestinal perforation or stenosis, mesenteric disruption, and lumbar fracture-dislocation. We present an uncommon case of obstructive herniation in a 2-year-old girl which we believe was due to improper use of a seat belt.

Language: en