Abdominal trauma

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Abdominal trauma is usually divided into blunt and penetrating trauma.

Findings of abdominal trauma

h~~Haemoperitoneum~~aemoperitoneum
splenic trauma: is the most commonly injured solid intra-abdominal organ
hepatic trauma
renal trauma
pancreatic trauma
gastrointestinal tract (bowel) trauma: the proximal jejunum is most commonly affected by blunt trauma, followed by the duodenum and ascending colon at the ileocaecal valve region. The descending colon is only rarely involved.
Less-common abdominal trauma injuries
- gallbladder
- ureter
- stomach
- adrenal
urinary bladder trauma
vascular trauma:abdominal aortic injury and other major abdominal and pelvic vessel injuries (inferior vena cava, renal vessels, celiac axis, superior mesenteric vessels, lumbar vessels, and iliac vessels)
abdominal wall trauma
diaphragmatic rupture
retroperitoneal haemorrhage
hypoperfusion ~~Complex~~complex

~~-<li><a href="/articles/haemoperitoneum">Haemoperitoneum</a></li>~~
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+<a title="Haemoperitoneum" href="/articles/haemoperitoneum">h</a><a href="/articles/haemoperitoneum">aemoperitoneum</a>
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~~-<li><a href="/articles/ct-hypotension-complex">hypoperfusion Complex</a></li>~~
+<li><a href="/articles/ct-hypotension-complex">hypoperfusion complex</a></li>

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