Back إصابة البطن Arabic Abdominaltrauma German Traumatismo abdominal Spanish ترومای شکم Persian Traumatisme abdominal French Trauma abdomen Malay Травмы живота и органов брюшной полости Russian Abdominal travma Turkish Chấn thương bụng Vietnamese
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| Abdominal trauma resulting in a right kidney contusion (open arrow) and blood surrounding the kidney (closed arrow) as seen on CT | |
| Specialty | Emergency medicine  |
Abdominal trauma is an injury to the abdomen. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, tenderness, rigidity, and bruising of the external abdomen. Complications may include blood loss and infection.
Diagnosis may involve ultrasonography, computed tomography, and peritoneal lavage, and treatment may involve surgery.[1] It is divided into two types blunt or penetrating and may involve damage to the abdominal organs.[2] Injury to the lower chest may cause splenic or liver injuries.[3]
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- ^ Wyatt, Jonathon; Illingworth, RN; Graham, CA; Clancy, MJ; Robertson, CE (2006). Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine. Oxford University Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-19-920607-0.