Multi-detector CT (MDCT) in bowel and mesenteric injury

Multi-detector CT (MDCT) in bowel and mesenteric injury

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Objectives: To evaluate multi-detector CT (MDCT) findings in bowel and mesenteric injury due to blunt NHL Set abdominal trauma.Method: Retrospective evaluation of MDCT scan reports of patients admitted in Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar with bowel and mesenteric injury during the period of January 2005 to April 2008.Results: MDCT, without using oral contrast, clearly demonstrated various specific Miscellaneous and less specific findings of bowel and mesenteric injury.

Conclusion: Multi-detector CT is an excellent diagnostic modality in bowel and mesenteric injury.Routine administration of oral contrast agent is not mandatory for initial evaluation of these patients.