title: Intestinal evisceration resulting from a motor vehicle accident.
abstract: Presented is the case of a motor vehicle accident (MVA) victim with hypotension and evisceration of small intestine. Vigorous resuscitation in the emergency department was required, after which a portion of small bowel was resected at laparotomy. Evisceration secondary to trauma in an MVA is a rare injury. Significant blood loss occurs. Although abdominal sepsis did not occur in our case, this is a complication for which the patient must be monitored closely.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012151:Resuscitation; D012421:Rupture; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy