Post-traumatic injuries of the gall bladder are rare. We report through a clinical description of its physio-pathological and evolutionary aspects. A 14-year-old boy was received 48 hours after a stabbing attack. After initial haemorrhage, the patient presented clinical improvement; then a sudden deterioration with vague symptoms and disturbance of the hepatic balance. The abdominal CT scan revealed a perivesicular hematoma with a focus on hepatic contusion. Laparoscopy showed a penetrating sore of the liver, but the exploration was limited by an important inflammation of the digestive tract. The diagnosis of gall bladder perforation was made during the operation. We performed a cholecystectomy by laparotomy. Postoperative evolution was simple, removal of the slides at D + 4 and discharged at D + 7 postoperative after improvement. At the 6th month, he presented an acute intestinal obstruction on bridles, managed at emergency by open surgery. After one year of follow up, the patient has no symptoms. We note that the vague clinical presentation and the limit of imaging examinations made the early diagnosis of a vesicular perforation a real challenge for the clinician. Cholecystectomy remains the optimal treatment.
Perthes syndrome includes cervical and facial cyanosis, subconjunctival haemorrhage, petechial haemorrhages on the face, neck, and upper chest, secondary to chest compression. We report a clinical case of Perthes' syndrome in 3-year-old boy victims of chest crush by a tractor. Clinical examination found: a Glasgow score at 13/15, polypnea, tachycardia, hypotension; wound of the occipital scalp, a low abundance of hematuria, deformation of the left lower limb. Body scan: bilateral pneumothorax and pulmonary contusions, left hemothorax; lacerations at the medial and upper renal pole grade IV, a low abundance of retroperitoneal hematoma, fracture of the left femur. Biological assessment showed major metabolic disturbances with severe acute rhabdomyolysis and multi-visceral failure. Without clinical improvement, the patient died after 36 hours of intensive care.
Les ruptures non traumatiques ou spontanées de la rate (RNTR) sont des entités rares mais potentiellement mortelles. La mortalité de cette affection est essentiellement liée au retard diagnostique et thérapeutique, ainsi qu'aux risques liés au terrain et à la gravité de la pathologie sous-jacente. Elles nécessitent dans la majorité des cas une splénectomie. Elles peuvent survenir soit sur une rate macroscopiquement saine, par exemple au cours d'une mononucléose infectieuse (MNI) ou d'un accès palustre ou sur une rate pathologique par exemple tumorale mai aussi dans certaines coagulopathies. Dans notre cas il s'agit d'un enfant de 6 ans suivi pour une coagulopathie admis pour douleurs abdominales diffuses brutales, une pâleur cutanéo-muqueuse avec un état hémodynamique stable. Le bilan biologique a révèle une anémie normochrome macrocytaire; le diagnostic de confirmation de la rupture était réalisé par l'échographie et le scanner abdominal. Vu la stabilité de l'état hémodynamique, la décision d'un traitement conservateur a été prise avec transfusions de 2 culots globulaires. L'évolution était favorable.
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