Published 2016
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Journal article
US and CT of the Liver after Electric Shock
Creators
- 1. Institute of Radiology, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 2. Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 3. Department of Radiology, Cantonal Hospital Zenica, Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 4. Clinic of Abdominal surgery, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 5. Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Description
Liver injuries caused by high voltage electricity are rare and result in high mortality and morbidity. They are produced by the resistance to the passage of electrical current through the tissue, which creates heat that leads to coagulation necrosis and rupture of the cell membrane. We present a case of an electrical injury to the liver, diagnosed by ultrasound and CT in a 39-year-old man who presented with skin burns on his right hand and right hemi abdomen. Injuries occurred after the contact with 220 kV high voltage electricity
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Case Reports in Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 2016
- Journal Issue
- 2016
- Journal Page Range
- 4 p.
- ISSN
- 2090-6870
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- Egypt
- INIS RN
- 49060962
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BURNS; CAT SCANNING; ELECTRIC SHOCK; INJURIES; LIVER; MORTALITY; SKIN; ULTRASONIC WAVES
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; GLANDS; INJURIES; ORGANS; SOUND WAVES; TOMOGRAPHY