title: Life-threatening intraperitoneal bleeding: demonstration with CT.
abstract: The authors report a case in which computed tomography (CT) demonstrated life-threatening peritoneal hemorrhage from severe trauma. CT scans through the upper abdomen showed focal collection of extravasated contrast material; scans through the lower abdomen revealed a large hemoperitoneum with highest attenuation values near the site of contrast material extravasation. Upon recognition of this sign, the trauma radiologist can speed the patient to appropriate emergency surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Childrens' Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Sivit
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Peclet
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed