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  • Impact Factor: 1.995**
  • H-Index: 8
  • ISSN: 2474-1647
  • DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647
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Major Scope

  •  Minimally Invasive Surgery
  •  General Surgery
  •  Bariatric Surgery
  •  Surgical Oncology
  •  Breast Surgery
  •  Cardiovascular Surgery
  •  Orthopaedic Surgery
  •  Gastroenterological Surgery

Abstract

Citation: Clin Surg. 2018;3(1):2183.Case Report | Open Access

Thoracic Stab Wound: A Curious Case Report

Ivan P Novakov

Department of Special Surgery, Medical University - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

*Correspondance to: Ivan P Novakov 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.2183

Abstract

Self-stabbing is an uncommon method of suicide and attempt of suicide, mostly chosen by young men and persons with a psychiatric history. A curious case of suicide attempt by self-stabbing with a huge pointed knife in a 38-year-old male was presented. A long pointed knife was found entirely embedded in the left hemithorax of the man, but no fatal injury occurred.

Keywords

Suicide attempt; Self-stabbing; Knife

Cite the article

Novakov IP. Thoracic Stab Wound: A Curious Case Report. Clin Surg. 2018; 3: 2183.

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