PELVIC GUNSHOT WOUND PRESENTING AS BLADDER CLOT CONCEALING A LEFT EXTERNAL ILIAC INJURY.
1,2Alain Mwamba Mukendi, 1Charles Eustachia Mathye.
1University of the Witwatersrand, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Helen Joseph Hospital, Rossmore,Johannesburg, South Africa.
2Universite de Kinshasa , Faculte de Medecine, Democratic Republic of Congo
*Corresponding Author
Alain Mwamba Mukendi
University of the Witwatersrand
Division of Urology
Department of Surgery
Helen Joseph Hospital
Rossmore
Johannesburg, South Africa
Cel: 0027711576350
E-mail:alainmwamba2006@yahoo.fr
Charles E. Mathye
E-mail: drmathyeinc@gmail.com
AbstractIliac artery injuries from gunshot wounds are very rare and lethal injuries associated with high mortality rate. Concurrent ballistic external iliac artery and bladder injuries resulting in an acute ilio-vesical shunt or fistula and discovered at the time of presentation are extremely rare.
In this report, we present an unprecedented case of multiple pelvic gunshot wounds presented with a distended injured bladder full of clots concealing a left external iliac injury by tamponade effect.