Penetrating stab wound of the gluteus--a potentially life-threatening injury: case reports.
Presented are two cases of stab wounds through the gluteus in which serious damage was incurred by internal organs: in one case there was penetration of the rectum with the appearance of signs of acute abdomen; in the other there was tearing of retroperitoneal muscles and the internal iliac vessels with resultant hypovolemic shock. These observations suggest that there should be greater awareness of the life-threatening nature of stab wounds of the gluteus under similar circumstances.
Feigenberg
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Department of Surgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Ben-Baruch
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Barak
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Zer
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D000293:Adolescent; D002081:Buttocks / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012007:Rectum / Q000293:injuries*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery