Combined organ injuries, such as thoracoabdominal injuries , are among the most severe injuries. Moreover, they are unpredictable in terms of consequences and pose high mortality compared to single cavity injuries. Penetrating thoracoabdominal injuries reportedly poses a 20–30% risk of other complicated injuries. Here is the summary of a case describing multiple injuries to the abdominal tract and chest, resulting in internal bleeding and hemothorax.
Case presentation A 24-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department for penetrating knife wounds in the abdominal cavity. Medical examination Chest X-ray tomography detected pneumothorax on the right pneumoperitoneum and thoracic-abdominal effusion with internal organ injuries (Image 1). The diaphragm injury was determined as degree III based on the American Association scale for diaphragmatic injuries (Table 1) The surgery A team…
