title: [Spiral computed tomography in the diagnosis of the abdomen gunshot wounds and their complications].
abstract: The results of studies by spiral computed tomography (SCT) in 62 patients with abdominal wounds were analyzed at the Main Military Clinical Hospital of Internal Forces, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The main contingent of the wounded included active servicemen who had been wounded in the areas of local conflicts, military men. The studies were conducted on days 2 to 15 of their receiving a wound. The potentialities of the technique in evaluating damages to abdominal organs, retroabdominal space, bony structures, in assessing the topography of foreign bodies are described. SCT was compared with classical X-ray and ultrasound studies, laparocentesis which are traditionally used in the diagnosis of gunshot injury. In the authors' opinion, SCT has become the method of choice in the diagnosis of gunshot injury to the abdomen and its complications today.
authors.affiliation: Main Military Clinical Hospital of Internal Forces, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Reutov.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Obel'chak
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Gromova
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging