Emergency surgery due to go-kart injuries: report of two consecutive cases

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2012 Sep;18(5):458-60. doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2012.80000.

Abstract

Injury due to go-karting accidents is a new kind of surgical emergency in Turkey and may show variations between patients. There are special details as relate to the design of the vehicles and patient characteristics. We report two seriously injured patients as a result of two different go-kart accidents. Severe intraabdominal hemorrhage due to liver laceration was seen in one patient and mesenteric intestinal avulsion in the other. Both patients were treated surgically and discharged uneventfully.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Accidents*
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Ankle Injuries / etiology
  • Ankle Injuries / therapy
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Medical Services*
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Humans
  • Ileum / injuries
  • Ileum / surgery
  • Liver / injuries
  • Liver / surgery
  • Male
  • Mesentery / injuries
  • Mesentery / surgery
  • Off-Road Motor Vehicles*
  • Soft Tissue Injuries / etiology
  • Soft Tissue Injuries / therapy
  • Turkey