A Case in Which CT with Stabography and Diagnostic Laparoscopy were Effective to Decide on the Therapeutic Strategy for a Stab Wound

Abstract

We report herein on a stab wound to the abdomen. A 34-year-old female came to the emergency room with a knife wound to the abdomen following a suicide attempt. No abnormalities were reported following an enhanced CT scan. However, CT after stabography demonstrated that the abdominal wall had been penetrated, so a diagnostic laparoscopy was performed which ruled out intra-abdominal organ injury. CT with stabography and diagnostic laparoscopy are effective to decide on the appropriate therapeutic strategy for stab wounds.