title: BWH emergency radiology-surgical correlation: omental hematoma with active extravasation: a rare diagnosis.
abstract: We describe the radiological and intraoperative correlation of a large omental hematoma with active intra-abdominal bleeding secondary to omental lacerations in a 75-year-old man following blunt trauma from a motor vehicle accident. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the importance of recognizing omental and mesenteric injuries in trauma patients, as these injuries are rare and can be overlooked on CT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA, ssaboo@partners.org.
authors.forename: Sachin S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Saboo
authors.forename: Bharti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Khurana
authors.forename: Naman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sodickson
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gates
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
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