Diagnostic peritoneal lavage for blunt abdominal trauma: an unusual result.
We have reported the unusual finding of a grossly bile-stained peritoneal lavage 24 hours after blunt abdominal trauma, associated with neither enteric, hepatic, nor biliary tract injury at laparotomy. Intraoperative transcholecystic cholangiography is recommended in such a situation to rule out biliary tract injury.
Hernandez
A M
AM
Division of Trauma Service, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, FL 33101.
Saltz
R
R
Hammond
J
J
Kreis
D J
DJ
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D001646:Bile; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis*