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01-08-2014 | Case Report

BWH emergency radiology-surgical correlation

Omental Hematoma with active extravasation: a rare diagnosis

Authors: Sachin S. Saboo, Bharti Khurana, Naman Desai, Aaron Sodickson, Jonathan Gates

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 4/2014

Abstract

We describe the radiological and intraoperative correlation of a large omental hematoma with active intra-abdominal bleeding secondary to omental lacerations in a 75-year-old man following blunt trauma from a motor vehicle accident. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the importance of recognizing omental and mesenteric injuries in trauma patients, as these injuries are rare and can be overlooked on CT.

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Title: BWH emergency radiology-surgical correlation
Omental Hematoma with active extravasation: a rare diagnosis
Authors: Sachin S. Saboo
Bharti Khurana
Naman Desai
Aaron Sodickson
Jonathan Gates
Publication date: 01-08-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-014-1220-6

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BWH emergency radiology-surgical correlation

Omental Hematoma with active extravasation: a rare diagnosis

Abstract

At a glance: The STEP trials

Springer Medicine

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