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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Jan 1993
Case ReportsInfrarenal vena caval injury following blunt trauma: CT findings.
- C E Parke, R J Stanley, and A J Berlin.
- Department of Radiology, University of Alabama Hospital, Birmingham 35233.
- J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1993 Jan 1;17(1):154-7.
AbstractIsolated infrarenal vena caval injury following blunt trauma is rare. In most patients, poor clinical status usually precludes imaging prior to laparotomy. When CT is performed, however, signs that allow a diagnosis of caval injury to be made are (a) retroperitoneal hematoma with paracaval epicenter; (b) irregular vena caval contour; and (c) extravasation of contrast-enhanced blood from the cava.
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