title: [Delayed intestinal obstruction due to a seatbelt].
abstract: During blunt abdominal trauma the small bowel and/or its mesentery may be injured; if abdominal trauma occurs after compression by an incorrectly-applied seat belt, underlying viscera may be crushed between the vertebral and the seat belt; ischemia or infarction of the intestinal wall, and delayed fibrosis and stenosis may occur. We present a patient, operated on two months after blunt abdominal trauma, with small bowel obstruction secondary to post-traumatic intestinal fibrosis. Assuming that this condition is rarely suspected, a delayed diagnosis and treatment of these patients may occur.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Comarcal del Noroeste, Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez-Albaladejo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barnés-Sosa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hallal
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Obstrucción intestinal retardada por cinturón de seguridad.