Traumatic bowel perforation: analysis of CT findings according to the perforation site and the elapsed time since accident

Clin Imaging. 2004 Sep-Oct;28(5):334-9. doi: 10.1016/S0899-7071(03)00244-4.

Abstract

Abdominal CTs of 57 patients with bowel perforation after blunt abdominal trauma were retrospectively analyzed to determine: the diagnostic accuracy of the perforation site, and the differential findings according to the elapsed time from the trauma. Diagnostic accuracy of the perforation site was as follows: duodenum (100%), jejunum (81%), jejunoileal junction (100%), ileum (93%), and colon (20%). Extraluminal air was the only significant differential findings according to the elapsed time, and was seen more commonly on late stage of bowel perforation (P<.05).

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Abdominal Injuries / surgery
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Emergency Treatment
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Injury Severity Score
  • Intestinal Perforation / diagnostic imaging*
  • Intestinal Perforation / surgery
  • Laparotomy / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Probability
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnostic imaging*
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / surgery