title: A Rare Fetal Firearm Injury.
abstract: Firearm injury (FAI) in pregnant women is reported in the literature; however, no reference to date was found to address the neonatal abdominal surgery performed after maternal FAI. FAI during fetal life is extremely rare and very few cases have been reported. We present a report of a 37-week gestation newborn whose mother had an accidental FAI. The neonate was delivered by emergency caesarian section along with emergency laparotomy of the newborn. The baby presented at eight hours of life, who was managed surgically in emergency for multiple small and large bowel perforations and a piece of bullet was recovered from anterior part of thigh.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital and The Institute of Child Health, Lahore.
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hashim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital and The Institute of Child Health, Lahore.
authors.forename: Nabila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Talat
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D049188:Prenatal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*