Infrarenal vena caval injury following blunt trauma: CT findings.
Isolated infrarenal vena caval injury following blunt trauma is rare. In most patients, poor clinical status usually precludes imaging prior to laparotomy. When CT is performed, however, signs that allow a diagnosis of caval injury to be made are (a) retroperitoneal hematoma with paracaval epicenter; (b) irregular vena caval contour; and (c) extravasation of contrast-enhanced blood from the cava.
Parke
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Department of Radiology, University of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham 35233.
Stanley
R J
RJ
Berlin
A J
AJ
D000007:Abdominal Injuries; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*