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Assessment of blunt abdominal trauma
1Monash University Department of Surgery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|February 1, 1995
Abstract:
Computerized tomography (CT) scanning and diagnostic peritoneal lavage have often been seen as competing modalities in the assessment of blunt abdominal trauma. Each has its own strengths and weakness. A judicious use of both modalities can result in improved diagnostic accuracy. An algorithm for their appropriate use is suggested.