Abstract
This brief report describes the case of a 20-year-old man who was stabbed in the left
flank. He underwent triple contrast helical CT of the abdomen and pelvis that showed
a hyperdense focus in the area of the stab wound. This structure was a chip fracture
of pelvis, but was misinterpreted as contrast extravasation, and the patient underwent
negative exploratory laparotomy.
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Publication history
Received in revised form:
September 10,
2002
Received:
August 15,
2002
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Copyright
© 2003 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
