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Blunt Disruptions
of the Diaphragm,
Abdominal Wall, and Flank
The diagnosis of diaphragm rupture is often missed. A high
index of suspicion for diaphragmatic ruptures is warranted in
appropriate clinical circumstances, such as lateral impact vehicle crashes, especially when left-sided, and direct frontal
impacts. Classical findings are present in less than 40% of
left-sided and less than 15% of right-sided diaphragm ruptures.33-37 Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) is falsely negative in 10 to 15% of cases.37-41
Delayed diagnoses are not uncommon: 10 to 15% of cases
present with more than 24 hours delay,33,35,37,42 especially if
the commonly associated intrathoracic (90%) and intraabdominal (60%) injuries require endotracheal intubation
and positive-pressure ventilation.37,43 It is believed that the
positive intrathoracic pressure prevents or limits herniation
of abdominal contents through the diaphragm. New, unilateral elevation of hemidiaphragm following extubation may
represent herniation of abdominal contents through a previously unrecognized diaphragm rupture.
Conventional radiography (chest radiographs with enteral
tube placement; fluoroscopy) is abnormal in 60 to 90% of
acute traumatic diaphragmatic ruptures, but most findings
are nonspecific and cannot be distinguished from hemotho-
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Figure 1 A 42-year-old female sustained a grade IV liver laceration in a fall from a building. (A) Contrast-enhanced axial
CT scan through the liver at the level of portal vein shows deep lacerations involving the dome of the liver and extending
to the portal veins and IVC. (B) Contrast-enhanced axial CT scan shows small thrombus in IVC (arrow) and perihepatic
hematoma. No evidence of active vascular extravasation.
Figure 2 A 60-year-old male status post fall from ladder. (A, B) Contrast-enhanced CT scan through the dome of the
liver (A) and at the level of splenic vein (B) demonstrates extensive lacerations of spleen. Fluid is present around both
the liver and the spleen, but the fluid around the spleen is denser, indicating sentinel clot (arrow). More than 1 liter of
hemoperitoneum was found at surgery.
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preferable to urgent intervention.87 Notably, larger proportions of blunt trauma patients show extravasation
when multidetector CT is used with higher injection rates
(2.5 ml/s) of intravenous contrast and scanning in early
to mid portal venous phases.74,84,88-92
Patients in whom CT detects multiorgan package injuries (eg, spleen and left kidney; left lobe of the liver; and
pancreas) are more likely to undergo surgical intervention.93
In addition, liver lacerations that involve the hilum, particularly those associated with partial avulsion of the gall bladder,
may benefit from repeated CT scanning or ultrasound,
cholescintigraphy, or direct cholangiography to detect possible biliary complications (Fig. 4).94-99
Liver lacerations involving the hepatic veins, especially
when associated with large regions (10 cm) of focal hypoperfusion, are associated with injuries to the retrohepatic vena cava that commonly require intervention
(Fig. 5).92,100,101
During postinjury monitoring, serial CT scans do not appear to be useful in altering therapy or determining the time
for return to full activities for patients without increasing
abdominal pain, falling hematocrit, or clinical features of intraabdominal sepsis.102,103 Nonetheless, if serial follow-up
imaging is believed to be indicated in specific cases, ultrasound is a more cost-effective alternative than CT.104
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cult. CT is the diagnostic procedure of choice, as neither
FAST nor DPL adequately assess the retroperitoneum.106
Conventional radiographic procedures (upper gastrointestinal positive-contrast fluoroscopy, intravenous, or retrograde
pyelography) may be helpful in secondary or follow-up evaluations of individuals known to have sustained injuries to the
duodenum and upper urinary tracts, respectively.107-110
In adults, the duodenum and pancreas are rarely injured in
isolation.111,112 However, children and adolescents may sustain isolated duodenal, or duodenal and pancreatic injuries,
especially from bicycle handlebar goring mechanisms
(Fig. 6).113
Pancreatic injuries range from contusions to lacerations,
fractures, and duodenal-pancreatic disjunctions.114 The majority (50%) of pancreatic injuries are contusions, hematomas, or superficial capsular lacerations. An additional 20 to
25% represent deeper pancreatic parenchymal lacerations
without involvement of a major pancreatic duct.115 Injuries
to the main pancreatic duct and combined pancreatico-duodenal injuries necessitate intervention and are often associated with complicated treatment courses.114,116-119
Compared with its performance at detecting acute injuries
to intraperitoneal solid organs, CT is relatively insensitive to
acute pancreatic injuries, even to severe injuries completely
disrupting the main pancreatic duct or pancreatico-duodenal
junction.120-123 Direct signs include a fracture plane traversing the neck, body, or tail of the pancreas, or separation of the
duodenum from the head of the pancreas. Indirect findings
on intravenous contrast-enhanced CT include heterogeneous
enhancement or focal enlargement of the pancreatic parenchyma and fluid around the pancreas, especially posteriorly,
where it may separate the pancreas from the splenic
vein.94,120,124,125 Definitive diagnosis and staging of main pancreatic duct injuries require either intraoperative, endoscopic, or MR cholangio-pancreatography.116,120,126,127
The range of duodenal injuries includes contusion, mural
hematoma, and lacerations (partial versus through-andthrough).118,124,128-131 CT depiction of retroperitoneal fluid
adjacent to the duodenum, especially when seen in conjunction with retroperitoneal gas, suggests duodenal injury.130,132
Intravenous contrast-enhanced CT may also demonstrate
asymmetric mural enhancement, and duodenal hematoma.130,133 Where intravenous contrast extravasation is
shown, delayed images (5 to 30 minutes) facilitate distinction
between medical and surgical bleeding (increased pooling
of contrast on delayed images) and may facilitate the decision
of whether and how to intervene.130,134 Oral contrast may be
helpful in delineating both pancreatic and duodenal pathology. While controversy exists as to whether positive or negative alimentary (eg, water) contrast provides more diagnostic information,128,135-139 we favor water orally or per enteral
tube. Although extraluminal positive enteral contrast can
make a specific diagnosis of bowel rupture by CT, it is rare
that this would be the only finding leading to surgical exploration, and positive contrast limits evaluation of wall and
mucosal abnormalities (such as absent perfusion, which is
better visualized with negative contrast agents).
Renal parenchymal injuries (Fig. 7), whether isolated or
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Figure 5 A 69-year-old female status post MVC. (A) Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan at the level of the pancreas shows
active vascular extravasation (arrow) in the region of the portal triad. (B) Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan shows
intraperitoneal accumulation of extravasated contrast inferiorly.
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maturia (1 or greater on urine dipstick, or 50 red blood
cells per high-powered field) who have any documented systolic hypotension (90 mm Hg).140,143-148
Dynamic contrast-enhanced CT ideally shows clinically
important renal vascular (vascular pedicle injuries including
dissection, thrombosis, pseudoaneurysms, and AV fistulae),
parenchymal (parenchymal lacerations), and collecting system injuries.109,142,149,150 When low- or iso-osmolar intravenous contrast agents are employed, imaging during late parenchymal phase and after a 5- to 10-minute delay detects the
presence of virtually all important upper urinary tract injuries.151 Repeated CT scanning 24 to 72 hours after trauma
aids in detection of complications among patients with highgrade renal injuries.152
Indirect intravenous contrast-enhanced CT findings of
upper urinary tract injury include perinephric stranding
and hematoma, and heterogenous parenchymal enhancement.153-156 Medial perinephric hematomas, especially
when large and extending into the root of the mesentery,
are associated with renal venous and uretero-pelvic junction (UPJ) injuries.144 Otherwise, the location and size of
perinephric hematoma poorly correlates with the severity
Figure 7 A 29-year-old male status post MVC. (A) Axial contrastenhanced CT scan in the interpolar region of right kidney shows
deep lacerations. (B) Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan at the level of
right upper pole shows active vascular extravasation (arrow). (C)
Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan delayed images show diffusion
and dilution of extravasated contrast within perinephric hematoma
at the same level as (A). Angiography demonstrated arterial extravasation, which was successfully embolized.
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With the advent of CT, adrenal injuries are now recognized as the most common retroperitoneal injury.166,167
The right adrenal is injured much more often than the left,
and bilateral adrenal hemorrhage is relatively rare.167,168
An association also exists between right adrenal hemorrhage and liver lacerations involving the bare area.169 Despite their frequency, adrenal hemorrhages very rarely require treatment. Embolization may be done for large,
active extravasations associated with ongoing hemodynamic consequences.170,171
Adrenocortical replacement therapy may be needed for
hypoadrenalism, a very infrequent consequence of bilateral
adrenal hemorrhage.172
CT findings of adrenal injuries (Fig. 10) typically demonstrate irregular, globular enlargement of the gland, typically measuring 40 to 70 HU.173 However, definite distinction from preexisting nontraumatic adrenal pathology may require targeted follow-up CT, ultrasound, or
MRI.174
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Blunt Injuries to
Hollow Intraperitoneal
Abdominal Viscera
The small bowel sustains surgically important blunt injury
more frequently than the colon.175 The spectrum of bowel
injuries includes wall contusions, serosal injuries (deserosalization), perforations and transections, mesenteric rents,
and hematomas.176,177 When mural disruption occurs in the
proximal gastrointestinal tract (stomach through proximal
jejunum), leakage of alimentary tract contents into the peritoneum induces acute chemical peritonitis and related clinical findings.178 Distal small bowel and colon spillage tend to
present later as peritoneal sepsis.177 Delays in diagnosis of
bowel injury are associated with complicated clinical courses
and increased mortality.179,180 Serial physical evaluation of
the abdomen alone (ie, without adjunctive diagnostic tests,
such as CT, ultrasound or US, DPL) may be associated with
24-hour delay in diagnosis of surgically important bowel
injuries in 10 to 15% of individuals with distracting injuries,
such as femur fractures.181 DPL remains a somewhat more
sensitive test than CT for isolated hollow viscus injury, even
with intravenous and alimentary contrast enhancement,
thin-sections, and multidetector technologies.180,182,183 However, less than 1% of surgically important blunt-force hollow
visceral injuries occurring in adults are found in the absence
of other, often more obvious and clinically immediate, intraabdominal injuries.176 Conventional radiography, ultrasound, and MRI have little or no role in the routine diagnosis
of bowel injuries.184
CT performed without oral or intravenous contrast enhancement may show intramural hematoma as focal, asymmetric hyperdensity within bowel wall with adjacent mesenteric edema (misty mesentery).128,185 Bowel contusion may
be suggested on intravenous contrast-enhanced CT by focal
(Fig. 11) or multifocal (Fig. 12) bowel thickening and mural
Figure 11 A 38-year-old restrained driver, lapbelt only, in highspeed MVC. Axial contrast-enhanced abdominal CT scan at the level
of mid-abdomen shows focal thickening of jejunum in left abdomen.
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Conclusions
Imaging modalities of choice in evaluating blunt trauma patients are CT and FAST. Intravenously contrast-enhanced CT
remains the most common and efficacious means of correctly
categorizing patients into those likely manageable with nonoperative techniques and those who need surgery. The increasing tendency of nonoperative management requires
early identification of the lesions, which is provided by the
increasing sophistication of the CT techniques. CT also provides a very important tool in following up the patients and
detecting complications not initially diagnosed.
Acknowledgments
Figure 14 A 54-year-old in MVC crash. Axial contrast-enhanced abdominal CT scan at the level of lower abdomen shows abnormal
thickening of the jejunum with triangular-shaped areas of mesenteric and interloop fluid (arrow).
Injuries to the
Abdominal Aorta and Its Main
Tributaries, and the Vena Cava
Traumatic disruption of the midline great vessels is rare. Both
clinically and at imaging, the presence of a midline hematoma surrounding the aorta and infrahepatic vena cava warrants careful attention. Aortic injuries are commonly associated with lapbelt injuries (thoracolumbar spine distraction
injuries) and may present with an acute aortic syndrome.204-207 Infrahepatic vena cava injuries are suggested by
surrounding pericaval or juxtacaval hematoma, contour irregularity, and indistinct contrast interface with irregular lumen margins or contrast-extravasation on contrast-enhanced
CT.208,209
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