title: Occult pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta following gunshot wound: the importance of plain film findings.
abstract: A traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta eluded detection at initial laparotomy, but was later detected serendipitously. Early abdominal x-ray film and appreciation of paraspinal bullet fragments could have led to its earlier detection. A portable abdominal x-ray film should be a routine part of the preoperative resuscitation of abdominal gunshot wounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montreal General Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Quigley
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bret
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000293:Adolescent; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*