title: Seatbelt triad: severe abdominal wall disruption, hollow viscus injury, and major vascular injury.
abstract: The triad of seatbelt-related severe abdominal wall disruption, hollow viscus injury, and distal abdominal aortic injury after a motor vehicle collision is uncommon. We present a small case series involving those three clinical features with the goal of preventing a future missed diagnosis of the distal abdominal aortic injury in particular.
authors.affiliation: Division of Acute Care SurUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85727-5063, USA. nkulvatunyou@surgery.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Narong
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kulvatunyou
authors.forename: Roxie M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Albrecht
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.forename: Randy S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Friese
authors.forename: Bellal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Rifat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Latifi
authors.forename: Terrance
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: O'Keefe
authors.forename: Julie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wynn
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Rhee
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology