Appendiceal transection associated with seat belt restraint.
10.4174/astr.2016.91.2.93
- Author:
Seung Je GO
1
;
Young Hoon SUL
;
Jin Bong YE
;
Joong Suck KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Trauma Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea. ssulyh@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Appendiceal;
Transection;
Seat belt
- MeSH:
Appendix;
Deceleration;
Motor Vehicles;
Seat Belts*;
Viscera
- From:Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
2016;91(2):93-95
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The seat belt is designed for safety in a motor vehicle and should be worn to prevent severe injuries. But, the seat belt itself can be an injury factor in combination with deceleration forces applied to fixation points of mobile viscera. Here, we present a 23-year-man with traumatic transection of the appendix, highly mobile viscera, following seat belt injury.
