Multi-detector CT (MDCT) in bowel and mesenteric injury
Objectives: To evaluate multi-detector CT (MDCT) findings in bowel and mesenteric injury due to blunt abdominal trauma.Method: Retrospective evaluation of MDCT scan reports of patients admitted in Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar with bowel and mesenteric injury during the period of January 20...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care |
| Online Access: | http://jemtac.2013.2.pdf |
| Summary: | Objectives: To evaluate multi-detector CT (MDCT) findings in bowel and mesenteric injury due to blunt abdominal trauma.Method: Retrospective evaluation of MDCT scan reports of patients admitted in Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar with bowel and mesenteric injury during the period of January 2005 to April 2008.Results: MDCT, without using oral contrast, clearly demonstrated various specific and less specific findings of bowel and mesenteric injury.Conclusion: Multi-detector CT is an excellent diagnostic modality in bowel and mesenteric injury. Routine administration of oral contrast agent is not mandatory for initial evaluation of these patients. |
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| ISSN: | 1999-7086 1999-7094 |