title: [Difficult case of thoraco-abdominal injuries due to a motor vehicle accident].
abstract: Recently, in our country we experience an increase incidence of motor vehicle accidents, which often leads to some severe cases brought to the A&E's departments, requiring prompt complex surgical treatment, with the surgeon facing out of ordinary situations. This is the case for the combined trauma of the chest and abdomen. The authors present the case of a 32 years old female patient, victim of a MVA, who had suffered a deep penetrating wound of her right chest and right upper quadrant, caused by a woden pole which penetrated the anterior V and VI intercostal spaces, went through the right inferior pulmonar lobe, the diaphragm and the 7th segment of the liver, resting on the posterior wall of the ribcage. This patient required emergency surgery, making un uneventful postoperative course.
authors.affiliation: Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta Sibiu, România. tanasescuciprian@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tanasescu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patrusel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perisanu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antonescu
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012272:Ribs; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014934:Wood; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*