title: Traumatic abdominal pseudoaneurysm secondary to child abuse.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: New York University Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital, 560 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Genieser
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ambrosino
mesh_terms: 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