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Abstract
The often subtle nature of signs of blunt abdominal trauma and
difficulty in its accurate clinical assessment make it an appropriate target
for echographic study.
The symptoms and signs of these injuries are notoriously unreliable and are often masked by head injury, major fractures, alcohol or other toxins. In contrast to penetrating trauma, the decision to perform laparotomy for blunt abdominal trauma is far more complex because structural injury is less obvious and associated multisystem trauma may demand more urgent operation.
This work was carried out on 40 patients (25 males and 15
females) whom were exposed to different types of abdominal trauma,
their ages ranged from 3 to 67 years.
This work was carried out to evaluate the diagnostic value of
ultrasound in management of intraabdominal lesions following blunt
abdominal trauma. All cases were subjected to the following procedures.
-Full history taking including the cause, type and time of trauma, standard physical examination, accurate abdominal examination, routine
laboratory investigations.