Penetrating abdominal trauma (bowel and splenic injuries)

Case contributed by Ahmed Hamdy Mhsb , 8 May 2017
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Matt A. Morgan, 11 May 2017

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:
  • Free intra-peritonealfree intraperitoneal air noted mainly anterior to the liver surface
  • Multiplemultiple deep lacerations of the spleen (Grade III AAST Splenicsplenic Injury)
  • Large peri-coliclarge pericolic hematoma around the decendingdescending colon exerting mass effect with lumen.
  • Subtle notedsubtle adjacent colonic wall tear.
  • Rightsmall left haemothorax
  • right lobe of liver calcific foci (incidental).
  • Mild left haemothorax

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