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Review
. 2010 Sep 22:2010:bcr0120102609.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.01.2010.2609.

Right thoracoabdominal stab injury penetrating the liver and gallbladder: lessons in penetrating knife wounds to the chest and abdomen

Ewen A Griffiths  1 , Ahmed Mohamed, Chris S Ball
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Right thoracoabdominal stab injury penetrating the liver and gallbladder: lessons in penetrating knife wounds to the chest and abdomen

Ewen A Griffiths et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

The authors report a patient who suffered a penetrating knife injury to the right thoracoabdominal region which penetrated through the liver and both sides of the gallbladder. This injury was treated successfully by laparotomy and cholecystectomy.

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Figure 1
(A) This shows the penetrating injury on the anterior surface of the liver. (B) The stab wound penetrated through the liver and gallbladder fossa, and there was a puncture wound visible on the under surface of the gallbladder. (C) The cholecystectomy specimen showing the posterior gallbladder stab injury and protruding haematoma. (D) Photograph of the wound closure showing chest drain, stab injury, right subcostal incision and abdominal drain.
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