Citation

Ceran S, Sunam GS, Aribas OK, Gormus N, Solak H. Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg. 2002; 21(1): 57-59.

Affiliation

Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Selcuk, 42080 Meram, Konya, Turkey. sceran@selcuk.edu.tr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11788257

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Chest trauma in childhood is uncommon in clinical practice. The management and treatment principles of children with thoracic trauma were discussed with the data reported in the literature. METHODS: Of the chest injury diagnosed in 1653 patients, 225 were children in the last 17-year period. There were 199 boys (88.44%) and 26 girls (11.55%). The most common causes were blunt injuries in 135 cases (60%), stab wounds in 67 cases (29.77%) and gunshot wounds in 22 cases (9.77%). RESULTS: Out of 225, 217 patients were treated conservatively and eight patients were treated surgically. There was no mortality and morbidity. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of chest trauma in children due to blunt injuries is high in Turkey. Extremity injury is thought to be the most commonly associated extra-thoracic injury. However, thoracic trauma in children can be managed conservatively in most of the cases.

Language: en