Citation

O'Kelly F, Lim KT, Hayes B, Shields W, Ravi N, Reynolds JV. Ir. Med. J. 2012; 105(3): 86-87.

Affiliation

Department of Clinical Surgery, St. James's Hospital, James's St., Dublin 8.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Winstone Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22558817

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.

Language: en