CT
Axial C+ portal venous phase
Coronal C+ portal venous phase
What are the pertinent (immediately life threatening) traumatic injuries.
Most concerning is the high-grade splenic injury with evidence of active bleeding. High-grade liver injury is also noted.
What is the relevance of the transverse process fractures?
Transverse process fractures are associated with a high-energy mechanism. The presence of these fractures increases the likelihood of associated intra-abdominal injury.
Extensive hepatic laceration is seen involving the inferior aspect of the right lobe of the liver extending to the level of the gallbladder fossa. This is associated with extensive perihepatic, hepatorenal high-density free fluid which tracks into the right paracolic gutter.
Right adrenal lesion, presumably traumatic haematoma.
Multiple splenic lacerations are demonstrated extending from the splenic cortex to the level of the splenic hilum with several foci of contrast extravasation consistent with active bleeding. A large amount of perisplenic haematoma is evident.
A linear defect is seen in the posterior wall of the third part of the duodenum which may suggest duodenal injury. The second and the third parts of the duodenum appear diffusely thickened, supporting that likelihood.
The uncinate process of the pancreas is suspiciously swollen and reduced in density, suggesting that both duodenum and pancreas are contused. Associated retroperitoneal fat stranding is seen.
Flattened IVC and small calibre abdominal aorta is consistent with the hypovolaemic patient state.
The kidneys, adrenal glands appear to be intact.
Free fluid is seen within the pelvis presumably tracking inferiorly from the upper abdominal injuries, however no free intra-abdominal gas is identified.
Fractures of the tips of the right L1 to L4 transverse processes without further evidence of disruption of alignment or fractures of the lumbar spine.