title: CT diagnosis of traumatic abdominal aortic rupture.
abstract: Blunt injury to the abdominal aorta has been previously reported. Due to the severity of the lesion, radiologic studies other than aortography are rarely undertaken prior to emergency surgery. We report a case in which CT initially demonstrated an angiographically and surgically proven rupture of the infrarenal abdominal aorta due to blunt trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-9986.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Lupetin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Beckman
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Daffner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery