The diagnosis of intraabdominal visceral injury.
This article outlines the different modalities that have been used for the diagnosis of intraabdominal visceral injury. The methods span decades, and their development was driven by the need to provide an accurate and rapid diagnosis of intraabdominal injury for the patient. Some of these modalities parallel the explosion in technology. Each has been validated and criticized but eventually had developed its own "niche" in the assessment of the injured patient. Finally, they have all withstood the test of time.
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Grace S
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Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA. grozyck@emory.edu
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D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D019152:Paracentesis; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage; D010808:Physical Examination; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014194:Traumatology / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014781:Viscera / Q000293:injuries*