Lower gastrointestinal bleeding: an unusual presentation for blunt abdominal trauma.
A case of mesenteric vascular injury secondary to nonpenetrating steering wheel abdominal trauma is presented. Unique to this report is the presentation of blunt abdominal trauma as acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding with demonstration of the lesion preoperatively via selective celiac and superior mesenteric arteriography.
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000293:injuries; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000293:injuries; D012007:Rectum; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis*