Traumatic abdominal pseudoaneurysm secondary to child abuse.
Traumatic injury to the descending thoracic and abdominal aorta is uncommon in children and is usually secondary to recognized blunt trauma. Child abuse has not been previously reported as a cause. We report a 3-year-old boy who was kicked in the abdomen by his father. A resulting pseudoaneurysm was successfully resected.
Roche
K J
KJ
New York University Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital, 560 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Genieser
N B
NB
Berger
D K
DK
Ambrosino
M M
MM
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000293:injuries*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002649:Child Abuse; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications