Abdominal trauma related to child abuse also carries a particularly high risk of hollow viscus injury. In all children with suspected inflicted injury, the abdomen must be thoroughly evaluated.
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The Problem Penetrating abdominal trauma: Hollow viscus injury (HVI) is frequent Blunt abdominal trauma: rarely clinical evidence of HVI Solid-organ injury and hemodynamic instability take higher priority The Problem Incidence is rare 1% of blunt trauma admissions Few centers with a large experience No...
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Conservative management of blunt abdominal trauma may increase the risk of delay in the diagnosis of hollow viscus injuries. Despite the clinical suspicion, diagnosis of hollow viscus injury is often delayed in children.
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This study is designed to review all cases of abdominal injury (blunt and penetrating) that resulted in injury of a hollow abdominal viscus including the stomach, duodenum, small intestine, large intestine and urinary bladder.
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BACKGROUND: As nonoperative management of blunt abdominal trauma has become more popular, reliable models for predicting the likelihood of concomitant hollow viscus injury in the hemodynamically stable patient with a solid viscus injury are increasingly important. ... A solitary solid viscus injury occurred in 2,437 patients (79%),
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Delay in the recognition of hollow viscus injury may lead to increased morbidity and mortality. ... Delay in the recognition of hollow viscus injury may lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately the early diagnosis of these injuries remains a diagnostic challenge increasing the likelihood of delay.
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Hollow viscus injury in children: Starship Hospital experience. ... Incidence of hollow viscus injury in blunt trauma: an analysis from 275,557 trauma admissions from the East multi-institutional trial. ... Hollow viscus injury in children: Starship Hospital experience.Hollow viscus injury in children:
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The roentgenograms in 28 patients with hollow viscus injury caused by blunt abdominal trauma were reviewed. ... The findings re-emphasize the frequently subtle abnormalities found in these patients. Free intraperitoneal air was uncommon. Loss of distinctness of the psoas margin or constant, mottled bubbles of gas lying...
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