Emergency CT of blunt abdominal trauma: experience from a large urban hospital in Southern China
| Autor: | Yangyang Zhou, Jianmin Xu, Jingshan Gong, Min-Jie Yang, Dongdong Mei |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Hollow viscera Diaphragmatic breathing Review Article medicine.disease Solid viscera 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Blunt Southern china Abdominal trauma 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Hemoperitoneum Radiology medicine.symptom business Urban hospital |
| Zdroj: | Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. 7:461-468 |
| ISSN: | 2223-4306 2223-4292 |
| DOI: | 10.21037/qims.2017.08.03 |
| Popis: | Trauma is one of the leading causes of death for men and women under the age of 45 years old, and abdominal injuries contribute to a large number of these deaths. Prompt diagnosis is very important for treatment decision making and can be life-saving. CT has become an essential imaging modality in emergency medicine. In this pictorial review, we present our experience of CT in blunt abdominal trauma and describe CT findings of common injuries, including hemoperitoneum, solid viscera, hollow viscera, mesenteric and diaphragmatic injuries. Unenhanced CT is routinely used, tailored protocols should be reserved for patients with questionable or subtle findings at unenhanced CT, especially for bowel and mesenteric injuries. The decision can be made by radiologists based on initial findings or by referring clinicians based by clinical presentations or deterioration of patients' condition. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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