Biomedical subjects

M Imamoglu

Publications and source records attributed to M Imamoglu.

5 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2006

Bile duct injury complicated by bilioma after blunt liver trauma in a child.

Nonoperative management with close observation represents the standard of care for blunt liver injury, unless vital signs deteriorate or an associated injury requires emergency operation. Injuries of the biliary tract remain important concomitant lesions following liver trauma. Posttraumatic extraductal biliary collections or biliomas are rare complications of blunt abdominal traumas and only a few cases have been reported in the pediatric age group. We report a 5-year-old boy who suffered from blunt abdominal trauma that resulted in liver laceration and, eventually, bilioma formation. The patient was managed nonoperatively for liver injury. The diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography (CT)-guided needle aspiration and percutaneous catheter drainage, which also allowed nonoperative management. The patient was symptom-free with normal liver function tests and a normal liver appearance on ultrasound examination six months after the accident. The possibility of missed bile duct injury should be considered when nonoperative management is used and close observation of the patient is necessary over a prolonged period.

Bile↗

PubMed1997

Traumatic asphyxia in children.

Eight children with traumatic asphyxia were evaluated retrospectively. There were five boys and three girls. The mechanism of injuries was motor vehicle accidents in six children. A fall in one patient and compression by lift in one patient. Clinical features of traumatic asphyxia developed in all patients. Five patients were disoriented and consciousness. Associated injuries were noted in all patients often involving thorax and head. Cerebral seizures complicated head injury in one patient. No mortality was recorded.

Abdominal Injuries↗

PubMed1996

Congenital diaphragmatic eventration: treatment and postoperative evaluation.

Three patients with congenital diaphragmatic eventration have been reported. The diagnosis was established by chest radiography which showed an abnormally elevated diaphragm. Additionally fluoroscopy, ultrasonography and pulmonary function tests were used. Diaphragmatic plication was performed in order to restore normal pulmonary parenchymal volume and the diaphragm was replaced in its normal localization. All the patients had been discharged in good condition following uneventful postoperative courses. In this study we discussed the etiology, diagnosis, treatment and postoperative courses of diaphragmatic eventration.

Child↗

PubMed1996

Pediatric Morgagni hernia. Report of two cases.

Morgagni hernia is a rare condition in childhood, and it may be asymptomatic or produce respiratory symptoms. Two cases with Morgagni hernias are presented. Both patients had occasionally respiratory infection, coughing and fever. The diagnosis was made with a chest radiograph taken for respiratory infection. They were treated surgically and they were discharged in uneventful condition.

Child↗

PubMed1996

Blunt thoracic trauma in children.

Thirty four children with blunt thoracic trauma were treated at the university hospital, Trabzon. Eighteen of them were sustained in motor vehicle accidents, 14 were falls and two were a result of miscellaneous causes. Rib fracture developed in 16 patients and pulmonary contusion occurred in 18 patients. Pneumothorax existed in 19 patients, and hemothorax was noted in ten patients. Traumatic asphyxia occurred in seven patients. Associated head, abdominal, and orthopedic injuries were present in 21 patients. Chest drainage was performed in nineteen patients, while 15 patients received conservative treatment. Five patients required an emergency operation. Complications developed in five patients. Four patients were lost due to multiple system injuries. In this study, the injury patterns, complications and mortality of blunt thoracic injuries were discussed.

Adolescent↗