A case of abdominal trauma

Abstract

Multiple injuries resulting from the use of nail guns have been described in the literature; however, to date there has been no report of a nail gun injury to the abdomen. We describe the case of a 30-year-old male tradesperson who suffered a penetrating nail gun injury to the epigastrium, resulting in multiple injuries to the bowel and an inferior vena caval injury with massive haemorrhage. This case demonstrates the wide range of injuries capable of being inflicted by a single penetrating injury, and emphasizes the need for proper training and safety measures in the use of nail guns.

Ultrasound‐guided interventional approach to intraperitoneal nail gun injury: A case report with literature review

“…Few studies of intraperitoneal nail gun injury have been published. 3 , 10 , 11 , 12 Herein we have reported these studies' demographic features, diagnostic method, imaging findings, treatment, outcome, and treatment complications in the following Table 1 . The gender of all the cases was male, and all of them underwent abdominal CT scan.…”

“…We searched the literature in the databases Medline, Scopus, Embase, Google Scholar, and Web of Science using keywords such as intraperitoneal, nail gun injury, and foreign body. Few studies of intraperitoneal nail gun injury have been published 3,10‐12 . Herein we have reported these studies' demographic features, diagnostic method, imaging findings, treatment, outcome, and treatment complications in the following Table 1.…”

Ultrasound guided interventional approach to intraperitoneal nail gun injury: a case report with literature review

“…Few studies of intraperitoneal nail gun injury have been published [10][11][12][13] . Herein we have reported these studies' demographic features, diagnostic method, imaging findings, treatment, outcome, and treatment complications in the following table 1.…”