title: [Relevant trauma in a haemodynamic stable patient should be computed tomographed in spite of pregnancy].
abstract: A 37 year-old pregnant woman, gestational age 32 weeks, was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Abdominal ultrasound revealed no pathological findings, and the woman was discharged after 24 hours of observation. Three weeks later a healthy girl was delivered by emergency caesarean section due to placental abruption. During surgery a large amount of blood was detected and signs of previous trauma and haematoma to the spleen were revealed. Post-operative abdominal computed tomography scan was performed, revealing a 5 × 7 cm intrasplenic haematoma.
authors.affiliation: Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, Syddansk Universitet, Denmark.
authors.forename: Mads Agerholm
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lützen
authors.forename: Britta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frederiksen-Møller
authors.forename: Jan Stener
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed