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01-10-2015 | Review Article

MDCT of complications and common postoperative findings following penetrating torso trauma

Authors: David Dreizin, Uttam K. Bodanapally, Felipe Munera

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 5/2015

Abstract

Victims of penetrating torso trauma often present with findings that necessitate emergent exploratory laparotomy, precluding scanning with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) until the postoperative period. This article reviews the wide range of complications as well as expected findings that may be encountered at MDCT performed postoperatively. Little has been written to guide the radiologist in interpreting these often complex and potentially confusing studies.

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Title: MDCT of complications and common postoperative findings following penetrating torso trauma
Authors: David Dreizin
Uttam K. Bodanapally
Felipe Munera
Publication date: 01-10-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 5/2015
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-015-1325-6

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