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Abstract
Four patients are presented who were thought to have sustained visceral injury following
blunt abdominal trauma. However, CT demonstrated abdominal wall haematomata and allowed
non-operative management. Similarity between the clinical findings in visceral injury
and abdominal wall haematoma can lead to diagnostic difficulty. The cases illustrate
the need to consider abdominal wall haematoma as a possible diagnosis in patients
with blunt abdominal trauma. The place of CT in making this diagnosis is highlighted.
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Publication history
Accepted:
June 12,
1995
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© 1995 Published by Elsevier Inc.
