TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - Suicide attempt with a kitchen knife JO - Updates in surgery A1 - Rishi, Muhammad Tipu A1 - Rishi, Abdul A1 - Palesty, Alexander SP - 419 EP - 420 VL - 68 IS - 4 N2 - Penetrating trauma to the abdomen can be a potential diagnostic dilemma for the trauma surgeon, and a formal exploratory laparotomy may result in the detection of occult injuries. We report a very unusual case of penetrating trauma to the abdomen resulting in pericardio-diagphragmatic rupture. We have also highlighted the technical aspects of clinical care in this specific scenario.
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LA - en SN - 2038-131X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13304-016-0377-9 ID - ref1 ER -