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).
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Received:
August 10,
2003
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