TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Seat belt compression appendicitis following motor vehicle collision
JO  - Case reports in emergency medicine
A1  - Khilji, Muhammad Faisal
A1  - Zia Ullah, Qazi
SP  - e8245046
EP  - e8245046
VL  - 2017
IS  - 
N2  - Appendicitis and trauma both present in emergency department commonly but their presentation together in the same patient is unusual. We present a case of a middle-aged man brought by emergency medical services (EMS) to the emergency department with complaints of abdominal pain after he was involved in motor vehicle collision. He was perfectly fine before the accident. His primary survey was normal. Secondary survey revealed tenderness in right iliac fossa with seat belt mark overlying it. Computerized tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis was performed which showed 8 mm thickening of appendix with minimal adjacent fat stranding. There is also subcutaneous fat stranding of anterior lower abdominal wall possibly due to bruising. Impression of posttraumatic seat belt compression appendicitis was made. Laparoscopic appendectomy was done and patient recovered uneventfully. Histopathology showed inflamed appendix, proving it to be a case of seat belt compression appendicitis.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2090-648X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8245046
ID  - ref1
ER  -