Arterial bleeding diagnosed by CT in hemodynamically stable victims of blunt trauma

J Trauma. 1996 Feb;40(2):249-52. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199602000-00012.

Abstract

Although the presence of intra-abdominal blood is a common finding on abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans performed for trauma, acute intra-abdominal bleeding is rarely diagnosed by CT. A focal area of high-density contrast, as compared to the surrounding fluid and tissues, is the characteristic CT finding associated with acute intra-abdominal bleeding and should prompt immediate intervention.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries / complications
  • Abdominal Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Angiography
  • Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnostic imaging*