Shocking abdominal trauma: review of an uncommon disorder of small intestine perfusion.
'Shock bowel' is a rare disorder of gastrointestinal physiology with characteristic radiological features. It usually occurs in the setting of blunt abdominal trauma and hypovolaemia, with complete reversibility of these findings following resuscitation. We present a case demonstrating the classic features of this complex of imaging findings thought to be caused by end-organ hypoperfusion.
Koh
Eamon S C
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Department of Radiology, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. eamon_koh@yahoo.com.au
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Richard
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D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012774:Shock, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology