J Korean Radiol Soc.  1989 Feb;25(1):75-81. 10.3348/jkrs.1989.25.1.75.

Computed tomography of the traumatized abdomen

• Yoon YW
• Baik SK
• Lee JY
• Choi HY
• Kim BK

• KMID: 2383153
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1989.25.1.75

Abstract

Forty-seven patients with abdominal and retroperitoneal injuries were examined by computed tomography(CT). Weanalyzed the results of 47 paitents who were confirmed of abdominal injuries by operation, clinical follow up, andrepeated radiologic examinations. 1. The type of trauma was blunt in 38 patients (81%) and penerating in 9 patients (19%). 2. There were 14 splenic, 11 renal, 9 hepatic, 6 retroperitoneal, 4 pancreatic, and 3 alimentarytract injuries. 3. The patients who had been treated by conservative management were 23.4%(surgicaltreatment;76.6%). 4. The sex ratio was 4.9:1.0(male:female). 5. CT has major advantages over plain radiography,radionuclide imaging, and angiography in assessment of trauma-induced injuries.

MeSH Terms

Abdomen*
Abdominal Injuries
Angiography
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Sex Ratio