Traumatic abdominal wall injuries—a primer for radiologists
Traumatic abdominal wall injuries encompass a broad clinical and radiological spectrum and are identified in approximately 9% of blunt trauma patients. The most severe form of abdominal wall injury—a traumatic abdominal wall hernia—is seen in less than 1.5% of blunt abdominal trauma patients. Howeve...
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Published in | Emergency radiology Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 361 - 371 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
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Springer International Publishing
01.04.2021
Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | Traumatic abdominal wall injuries encompass a broad clinical and radiological spectrum and are identified in approximately 9% of blunt trauma patients. The most severe form of abdominal wall injury—a traumatic abdominal wall hernia—is seen in less than 1.5% of blunt abdominal trauma patients. However, the incidence of concurrent intra-abdominal injuries in these patients is high and can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Although the diagnosis of abdominal wall injuries is typically straight forward on CT, associated injuries may distract the interpreting radiologist in more subtle cases. Thus, it is important for the radiologist to identify abdominal wall injuries and their associated injuries on admission CT, as these injuries typically require surgical correction early in the course of their management. Untreated abdominal wall injuries subject the patient to increased risk of delayed bowel incarceration and strangulation. Therefore, it is important for the radiologist to be knowledgeable of injuries to the abdominal wall and commonly associated injuries to provide optimal patient triage and expedite management. |
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ISSN: | 1070-3004 1438-1435 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10140-020-01842-w |