Abdominal trauma

Abstract

Traumatic injuries are the leading cause of death in people aged<45 years, and abdominal trauma is a source of significant morbidity and mortality and high economic costs. Imaging has a fundamental role in abdominal trauma, where CT is a fundamental tool for rapid, accurate diagnosis that will be key for patients' clinical outcomes.

Keywords: Abdominal trauma; Blunt trauma; Computed tomography; Politraumatismo; Polytrauma; Rotura esplénica; Rupture of the spleen; Tomografía computarizada; Traumatismo abdominal; Traumatismo cerrado.