Stina Schild-Suhren, Elif Yilmaz, Lorenz Biggemann, Ali Seif, Giovanni Federico Torsello, Annemarie Uhlig, Michael Ghadimi, Florian Bösch
The most common organs affected by abdominal trauma are the spleen and the liver, often in combination. Pancreatic injuries are rare. In the case of blunt abdominal trauma, which is much more common, a clinical and laboratory examination as well as sonography should be performed. In the initial assessment, the circulatory situation must be screened. If there is haemodynamic instability and presentation of free fluid, an emergency laparotomy is indicated. If the situation is stable or stabilised and a pathological sonography is present, it is essential to perform triphasic contrast enhanced computed tomography, which is also mandatory in polytraumatised patients...
April 29, 2024: Zentralblatt Für Chirurgie