Breach of Abdominal Cavity Causing Omental Evisceration due to High Voltage Electric Shock: A Rare Presentation
Abstract:
Electric burn injuries are frequent among low socioeconomic
populations and in less developed regions. The most common
part of body involved was upper limbs. Incidence of high
voltage electrocution causing full thickness injury to anterior
abdominal wall is rare. The colon and small intestine are
most frequently affected in electric shock. Less commonly
involved organs like esophagus, pancreas, gall bladder and
heart have also been reported as directly injured by current.
However, in such a situation quick interventionis the need
of the hour.In cases without obvious wounds, surgical
exploration is necessitated owing to the segmentaland
bouncing nature of electrical burns.