CT Scan Diagnosis in Gastrointestinal Tract Rupture after Blunt Abdominal Trauma / 中国普外基础与临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the role of CT in diagnosis of the gastrointestinal tract rupture after blunt abdominal trauma . Methods Twenty preoperative CT scans and clini cal data were obtained in 20 patients who subsequently had bowel ruptures verifi ed surgically. CT findings were analyzed retrospectively in these patients. Retr ospective interpretation was made by consensus of at least two radiologists. Results Twenty cases of CT scan showed intraper itoneal fluid (18 cases), pneumoperitoneum (18 cases), extravasations of gastro intestinal tract contents (2 cases), bowel wall findings (14 cases) and mesenter ic injury (15 cases). Conclusion CT is fast, sensitive and noninvasi ve in diagnosis of the gastrointestinal tract rupture after blunt abdominal tra uma.