The morbidity, mortality, and economic costs resulting from trauma in general, and blunt
abdominal trauma in particular, are substantial. The “panscan”(computed tomographic [CT] …

Bowel and mesenteric injuries are detected in 5% of blunt abdominal trauma patients at
laparotomy. Computed tomography (CT) has been shown to be accurate for the diagnosis of …

PURPOSE: To assess the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) in demonstrating the
presence or absence of peritoneal violation and type of intraperitoneal organ injury, if any, in …

Hemoperitoneum may occur in various emergent conditions. In the trauma setting, evidence
of intraperitoneal blood depicted at computed tomography (CT) should lead the radiologist …

PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate multi–detector row computed tomography (CT)
without oral contrast material for depiction of bowel and mesenteric injuries that require …

Purpose: To determine the accuracy of multidetector computed tomography (CT) in the
detection of surgically important blunt bowel and/or mesenteric injury, to identify and …

Pancreatic and duodenal injuries after blunt abdominal trauma are rare; however, delays in
diagnosis and treatment can significantly increase morbidity and mortality. Multidetector …

Abdominal US and CT play an important role in the initial management of blunt trauma in
adults. Ultrasound is an excellent method for detection of free intra-abdominal fluid. It is the …

Laparoscopy has become a routine procedure in the management of acute abdominal
disease and can be considered both an excellent therapeutic and additional diagnostic tool …

BACKGROUND Computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen has been used for 30
years to evaluate the stable blunt trauma patient. However, the early diagnosis of blunt …