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Case Reports
Occult pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta following gunshot wound: the importance of plain film findings.
- M J Quigley and P M Bret.
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montreal General Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
- J Trauma. 1995 Feb 1;38(2):269-72.
AbstractA traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta eluded detection at initial laparotomy, but was later detected serendipitously. Early abdominal x-ray film and appreciation of paraspinal bullet fragments could have led to its earlier detection. A portable abdominal x-ray film should be a routine part of the preoperative resuscitation of abdominal gunshot wounds.
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