Prevalence, characteristics and treatment of concomitant injury to liver and spleen with vascular injury after blunt abdominal trauma.

ABSTRACT: Our purpose was to assess the prevalence of liver injuries as well as concomitant injuries to the liver and spleen in patients with blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma, and to determine the prevalence, management and outcome of active bleeding and contained vascular injuries (CVI; pseudoaneurysm/AV-fistula) seen on admission CT. A retrospective, single-center, longitudinal cohort study with nine-year data (2013-2021) of all ≥ 15-year-old patients with severe blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma and an ICD code for liver and/or splenic trauma. CT examinations were identified. Radiology, medical reports and images were reviewed and only patients with an adequate admission CT were included in the final study group. Of 2805 patients with abdominal trauma (71% males), 409 patients (14.6%) ha

SUBMITTER: Kistner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12331954 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature