title: Benefits of CT tractography in evaluation of anterior abdominal stab wounds.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The study aimed to identify the presence of peritoneal penetration in management of anterior abdominal stab wound by using computed tomography (CT) tractography.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hemodynamically stabile, CT tractography-performed patients who were admitted to our emergency clinic with anterior abdominal stab wounds between the years 2012 and 2014 were included in this study, and all images were evaluated in terms of peritoneal penetration and possible intra-abdominal injury.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the study CT tractography identified necessity of laparotomy accurately in 90% of the patients, and none of the patients without peritoneal penetration needed surgical treatment in their follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The procedure may be used for some selected cases of hemodynamically stable patient with anterior abdominal stab wounds to abstain from local wound exploration.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: tertan70@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ertan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: yusufsevim@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sevim
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: dr.talhasarigoz@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Talha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sarigoz
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: drotopuz@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Topuz
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey. Electronic address: bakitastan@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Baki
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tastan
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D017568:Rectus Abdominis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*