CT of GI trauma.
Traumatic bowel and mesenteric injuries are notoriously difficult to diagnose. CT has become the modality of choice for evaluating stable trauma patients for the presence of intra-abdominal injury. This article will summarize the CT findings useful for detecting bowel and mesenteric injury.
Jacobs
Jill E
JE
Department of Radiology, NYU Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, USA. jill.jacobs@med.nyu.edu
Megibow
Alec J
AJ
D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
D003287:Contrast Media