Citation

Ahmed M, Mahmoud A, Samotowka M, Mitchell K, Saeed R. Cureus 2019; 11(5): e4662.

Affiliation

Surgery, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Fontana, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Curēus)

DOI

10.7759/cureus.4662

PMID

31328055

PMCID

PMC6634278

Abstract

Eighteen-year-old restrained male driver involved in a flip over motor vehicle accident resulting in a seatbelt injury triad ( rectus abdominis muscle disruption, injury to the sigmoid colon and infra-renal aortic dissection). The patient did well after the surgical resection of the sigmoid colon, repair of the rectus abdominis muscle and endovascular repair of the aorta. Our objective is to shed light on this potentially fatal injury.

Language: en

Keywords

aortic dissection; motor vehicle accident; seat belt