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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2011-7582</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Cirugía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[rev. colomb. cir.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2011-7582</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2011-75822023000200380</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.30944/20117582.1836</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Lesiones mortales por armas traumáticas: reporte de caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Fatal injuries due to traumatic weapons: Case report]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caicedo-Holguín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isabella]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caicedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yaset]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tascón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto F.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>38</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>380</fpage>
<lpage>388</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2011-75822023000200380&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2011-75822023000200380&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2011-75822023000200380&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción.  Las armas de energía cinética son diseñadas para generar lesiones dolorosas y superficiales. Sin embargo, las lesiones asociadas causan confusión al ser abordadas como heridas por proyectil de arma de fuego, convirtiendo el enfoque y el manejo correcto en un desafío. El caso presentado describe un paciente herido en el cuello por arma traumática con el objetivo de analizar factores que permitan identificar este tipo de heridas y sus implicaciones en el manejo.  Caso clínico.  Paciente masculino de 31 años que ingresó con intubación orotraqueal, remitido de una institución de nivel 2, con herida por aparente proyectil de arma de fuego con trayectoria transcervical. Se encontró hemodinámicamente estable, pero con dificultad para la valoración clínica, por lo que se realizaron exámenes complementarios que descartaron lesión aerodigestiva. La tomografía de cuello reportó proyectil alojado en musculatura paravertebral izquierda, descartando trayectoria transcervical.  Discusión.  El comportamiento de las lesiones asociadas a los proyectiles de armas depende de varios factores, como el tipo de material del proyectil, su velocidad y las propiedades del tejido impactado. Se presentó un caso en que inicialmente se sospechaba una lesión transcervical, pero con la evaluación se identificó el proyectil cinético en la musculatura paravertebral.  Conclusión.  En el abordaje de un paciente con sospecha de herida por proyectil de arma de fuego se debe considerar ante todo la respuesta clínica y la correlación del supuesto vector del proyectil con las lesiones sospechadas. La evaluación imagenológica permite identificar oportunamente los proyectiles y evitar procedimientos o terapias innecesarias que forman parte del manejo convencional del paciente con trauma penetrante.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction.  Kinetic energy weapons are designed to produce superficial and painful injuries. Nevertheless, the approach of these patients in the emergency department can be confusing as they can be managed as gunshot wounds. This case describes a patient with an injury in the neck caused by kinetic energy gun. In addition, we analyzed factors that might identify these wounds and their implications in the management.  Clinical case.  A 31-year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department referred from a second level hospital with gunshot wound with suspected trans-cervical trajectory. They performed orotracheal intubation and transferred to our institution. Due to the patient´s hemodynamic stability and impossibility for clinical evaluation, test and radiology tests were performed. These ruled out any aero-digestive injuries. The CT-scan reported a bullet hosted in the left paravertebral muscles, ruling out a trans-cervical trajectory.  Discussion.  Several factors contribute to the injuries produced by kinetic energy weapons. The injury patterns may vary according to the bullet material, muzzle velocity and impacted tissue characteristics. In this case, an initial trans-cervical injury was suspected and due to clinical evaluation we identified the bullet hosted in the paravertebral muscles.  Conclusion.  In the approach of a patient with suspicion of gunshot wound, as surgical team we must consider clinical manifestations and the correlation of the vector with suspected injuries. Evaluation of diagnostic imaging allows the identification of traumatic bullets, avoiding unnecessary procedures in the conventional management of patients with penetrating trauma.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[traumatismos del cuello]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[heridas por arma de fuego]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[heridas penetrantes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[traumatismos de los tejidos blandos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[técnicas y procedimientos diagnósticos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[neck injuries]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[gunshot wounds]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[penetrating wounds]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[soft tissue injuries]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[diagnostic techniques and procedures]]></kwd>
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