Computed tomography has an important role in hollow viscus and mesenteric injuries after blunt abdominal trauma

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 475-478

  Tan, Ker Kan ^a   Liu, Jody Zhiyang ^a   Go, Tsung Shyen ^a   Vijayan, Appasamy ^a   Chiu, Ming Terk ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blunt injuries; Helical computed tomography; Intestines; Mesentery

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE RESECTION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MESENTERY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; AGED; ASCITES FLUID; DIAGNOSTIC USE; HEMORRHAGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISCERA; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; AGED; ASCITIC FLUID; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MESENTERY; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERA; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950020780     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.09.028     Document Type: Article

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