07 November 2007
Gunshot wound to the gravid uterus in a third trimester pregnant woman shot by father-in-law accidentally: a case report
Gonca Imir, Iclal Ozdemir Kol, Meral Cetin, Caglar Yildiz, Ozen KaradagCase Rep Clin Pract Rev 2007; 8:281-283 :: ID: 519382
Abstract
Background: Gunshot wounds to the abdomen during pregnancy are becoming increasingly common. Firearm injuries are the second leading cause in all traumatic fetal injury deaths due to maternal injury.
Case Report: A 23-year-old, gravida 1, para 0 pregnant woman who sustained a left lumbo-sacral gunshot wound at 33 weeks’ gestation by father-in-law accidentally applied to our obstetrics clinic. We performed a cesarean delivery to deliver a male infant which Apgar scores of 4 in the first minute and the baby died in postoperative day 1. A buckshot fragment was noted in the right fetal heel. Fourteen days later operation, the mother discharged with paraparesis and hypoesthesia at right foot. Recovery was obtained in motor and neuronal functions such as walking and standing in the postoperative third month.
Conclusions: The expeditious diagnosis and rapid surgical intervention of the pregnant trauma patient is essential for the survival of the effected mother and fetus and a successful outcome can be achieved with a multidisciplinary approach.
Keywords: Wounds, Gunshot, Pregnancy Trimester, Third, Morbidity, Firearms, Spinal Cord Injuries
305
In Press
Case report
Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945795
Case report
Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946588
Case report
Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946011
Case report
Am J Case Rep In Press; DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945910
Most Viewed Current Articles
21 Jun 2024 : Case report
88,761
DOI :10.12659/AJCR.944371
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e944371
07 Mar 2024 : Case report
50,081
DOI :10.12659/AJCR.943133
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943133
20 Nov 2023 : Case report
25,336
DOI :10.12659/AJCR.941424
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e941424
18 Feb 2024 : Case report
22,657
DOI :10.12659/AJCR.943030
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943030