Citation

Richardson AJ, Tevlin R, Larkin JO, Beddy D. Ir. Med. J. 2013; 106(7): 211-212.

Affiliation

St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4. alexanderjohn.richardson@gmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Winstone Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

24218749

Abstract

A 67 year-old man with paraplegia and depression presented with self-inflicted evisceration and small bowel injury. Damage control surgery was undertaken at emergency laparotomy with definitive anastomosis performed at second-look laparotomy following 24 hours resuscitation in ICU. He had an uncomplicated post-operative course and was discharged to an inpatient psychiatric unit.

Language: en