[The ultrasound microbubble contrast in the diagnosis and the decisional iter of the treatment of the traumatic spleen lesions].
OBJECTIVE
To estimate our 3-year experience on the diagnosis and monitoring of the spleen traumatic lesions with the employment of ultrasound microbubbles contrast.


METHODS
From the 174 patients who were joints to our department in regimen of urgency for abdominal traumatic lesions, we have estimated 24 patiens including our criteria. The selected patients have been subordinate to the echographic examination with microbubbles contrast and to TC multi-detector (MDCT) with contrast with multiphasic technique.


RESULTS
The echographic examination has evidenced 4 patients with abdominal fluid deposit without spleen parenchimal damage and 8 patients with morphofunctional alterations of the spleen. After the introduction of the contrast in 12 patients it has been evidenced a homogenous enhancement of the spleen parenchyma and in the remaining 12 patients the enhancement has turned out dishomogenous. From 24 patients examinated with CT with contrast, the traumatic breach of the spleen was demonstrated in same the 12 patients.


CONCLUSIONS
It comes noticed the increased sensibility of the methodical CT with contrast and microbubbles contrast, that reaches up the 100% respect of the traditional echography whose sensibility turns out 66%. The CT remains the methodical gold-standard for the spleen traumatic lesions. Our experience suggests that the microbubbles contrast introduces the same one sensibility and it is preferred for follow-up and the corrected management of the patient.
Filiotis
Nikolaos
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Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche Generali e Specialistiche Sezione di Chirurgia Generale "V. Oliva", Università degli Studi di Bari. Nikolaosfiliotis@libero.it
Sammarco
Giuseppe
G
Teodossiu
Giovanni
G
Lazzaro
Rita
R
Carbonara
Giuseppe
G
Cuccia
Filippa
F
Ambrosino
Francesco
F
Marra
Emanuela
E
Triggiani
Edoardo
E
Selvaggio
Giuseppe
G
Campisi
Antonella
A
Caruso
Giuseppe
G
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003657:Decision Making; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D045423:Microbubbles; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography
D003287:Contrast Media