The uncharted danger of living in the tropics: A needlefish impalement of the sigmoid colon

Muhamad, A., and Ali, A.A., and Firdaus Hayati and Zakaria, A.D. (2020) The uncharted danger of living in the tropics: A needlefish impalement of the sigmoid colon. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 16 (3). pp. 340-342. ISSN 1675-8544

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Abstract

Penetrating injury to the abdominal viscera is not uncommon unless when it is caused by marine life. We present a 39-year-old fisherman from a tropical country who had sustained a penetrating injury from a stab wound to the abdomen due to needlefish impalement. He sustained a small perforation of the sigmoid colon during exploratory laparotomy and primary repair was done. Although this incident is rare, there are cases involving seawater activities either for leisure, sport or diving for fishing. We highlight this rare incident and discuss the management plan.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Needlefish, Penetrating Injury, Sigmoid Colon
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User:	SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited:	27 May 2021 09:50
Last Modified:	27 May 2021 09:50
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27001

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