Abdominal Surgery & Scarring
Description:
The case involved a 50-year-old woman who was driving her friend home. As they pulled out, a vehicle traveling eastbound struck the front left corner of her vehicle. She was taken to the hospital where she underwent abdominal surgery. A portion of her stomach was pushed up into her esophagus. She has an incision and resultant scar from below her umbilical to the bottom of her sternum.