Successful treatment of a severe electrical injury involving the stomach

Burns. 1993 Feb;19(1):80-2. doi: 10.1016/0305-4179(93)90108-k.

Abstract

Apparently no report of the survival of a child with severe electrical injuries involving the stomach has been published. We successfully treated a 5-year-old boy with such injuries in August 1991. Our effective treatment included: (1) resection of the necrosis of the stomach immediately after admission; (2) active excision of all surrounding necrotic tissues with conservation of any piece of healthy tissue, including partial degenerative tissues; (3) early coverage of all exposed areas; (4) general comprehensive supportive therapy, and (5) local application of a saline solution containing chloromycetin and lidocaine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Burns, Electric / surgery*
  • Burns, Electric / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Necrosis
  • Omentum / surgery
  • Stomach / injuries*
  • Stomach / pathology
  • Stomach / surgery
  • Surgical Flaps / methods