Small Bowel Perforation Resulting From a Lightning Strike Injury: A Case Report

Abstract

Burkan Nasr,1 Sameh Khalil Gazem,2 Rashad Saleh Al-gahafy3 1Department of General Surgery, University of Aden, Aden, Yemen; 2Department of General Surgery, Al-Hawbani Hospital, Bajel, Al-Hodeidah, Yemen; 3Department of Radiology, Al-Hawbani Hospital, Bajel, Al-Hodeidah, YemenCorrespondence: Burkan Nasr, Email [email protected]: Lightning strike injuries are a relatively common natural phenomenon, but documented cases of lightning causing hollow visceral perforation are extremely rare. In our case, male patient a 50-year-old, suffered acute abdominal pain and burns on the abdominal skin after being struck by lightning. Subsequent tests confirmed a bowel injury, leading to the need for surgery to repair the perforation in the small bowel and evacuate a hematoma in the omentum. This highlights the importance of understanding and addressing the potential medical consequences of lightning strikes.Keywords: lightning strike, acute abdomen, bowel injury

Keywords

• lightning strike
• acute abdomen
• bowel injury