title: Survived ileocecal blowout from compressed air.
abstract: Industrial accidents with compressed air entering the gastro-intestinal tract often run fatally. The pressures usually over-exceed those used by medical applications such as colonoscopy and lead to vast injuries of the intestines with high mortality. The case described in this report is of a 26-year-old man who was harmed by compressed air that entered through the anus. He survived because of fast emergency operation. This case underlines necessity of explicit instruction considering hazards handling compressed air devices to maintain safety at work. Further, our observations support the hypothesis that the mucosa is the most elastic layer of the intestine wall.
authors.affiliation: University of Leipzig, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Legal Medicine, Johannisallee 28, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. marko.weber@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kolbus
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dressler
authors.forename: Rüdiger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lessig
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002432:Cecum / Q000293:injuries*; D058868:Compressed Air / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000293:injuries*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male