Successful treatment of a severe electrical injury involving the stomach.
Apparently no report of the survival of a child with severe electrical injuries involving the stomach has been published. We successfully treated a 5-year-old boy with such injuries in August 1991. Our effective treatment included: (1) resection of the necrosis of the stomach immediately after admission; (2) active excision of all surrounding necrotic tissues with conservation of any piece of healthy tissue, including partial degenerative tissues; (3) early coverage of all exposed areas; (4) general comprehensive supportive therapy, and (5) local application of a saline solution containing chloromycetin and lidocaine.
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Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Affiliated Hospital, Jiamusi Medical College, China.
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D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods