Citation

Ozaydin S, Gulleroglu A, Karaaslan B, Celebi S, Besik C, Toker MK, Sander S. North. Clin. Istanb. 2018; 5(1): 75-78.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, KARE publishing)

DOI

10.14744/nci.2017.75508

PMID

29607439

PMCID

PMC5864715

Abstract

Foreign bodies that strike the body with their long edges can cause severe problems. From the hospitalization of the patients to the removal of the foreign body and from surgery to follow-up, working as a team in a well-organized manner is necessary. In the present research, we present our experience, including the hospitalization, initial assessment by the emergency team, examination, and treatment plan, of a pediatric patient who had a 12-m long iron bar that traversed from the right side of the anus to the loin; this impalement happened while the patient was sliding through a snow-covered street, and the patient had to wait on the snow until the fire department arrived and cut the iron bar.

Language: en

Keywords

Iron bar; pediatric patient; perineal impalement injuries