Life-threatening intraperitoneal bleeding: demonstration with CT
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C J Sivit1, M H Peclet, G A Taylor
1Department of Radiology, Childrens' Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Radiology
|May 1, 1989
Abstract:
The authors report a case in which computed tomography (CT) demonstrated life-threatening peritoneal hemorrhage from severe trauma. CT scans through the upper abdomen showed focal collection of extravasated contrast material; scans through the lower abdomen revealed a large hemoperitoneum with highest attenuation values near the site of contrast material extravasation. Upon recognition of this sign, the trauma radiologist can speed the patient to appropriate emergency surgery.