Wadhwa M et al: Blunt abdominal trauma with hollow viscus and mesenteric injury: a prospective study of 50 cases. Cureus. 13(2):e13321, 2021
Firetto MC et al: Blunt bowel and mesenteric trauma: role of clinical signs along with CT findings in patients' management. Emerg Radiol. 25(5):461-7, 2018
Heiken JP et al: Emergency radiology of the abdomen and pelvis: imaging of the non-traumatic and traumatic acute abdomen. In: Diseases of the Abdomen and Pelvis 2018-2021: Diagnostic Imaging. Cham (CH): Springer; 2018
Cinquantini F et al: Educational review of predictive value and findings of computed tomography scan in diagnosing bowel and mesenteric injuries after blunt trauma: correlation with trauma surgery findings in 163 patients. Can Assoc Radiol J. 68(3):276-85, 2017
Barnett RE et al: Small bowel trauma: current approach to diagnosis and management. Am Surg. 80(12):1183-91, 2014
Honaker D et al: Blunt traumatic abdominal wall hernias: associated injuries and optimal timing and method of repair. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 77(5):701-4, 2014
Steenburg SD et al: Multi-detector CT of blunt mesenteric injuries: usefulness of imaging findings for predicting surgically significant bowel injuries. Abdom Imaging. 40(5):1026-33, 2014
Ekeh AP et al: Diagnosis of blunt intestinal and mesenteric injury in the era of multidetector CT technology--are results better? J Trauma. 65(2):354-9, 2008
Linsenmaier U et al: Diagnosis and classification of pancreatic and duodenal injuries in emergency radiology. Radiographics. 28(6):1591-602, 2008
Hanks PW et al: Blunt injury to mesentery and small bowel: CT evaluation. Radiol Clin North Am. 41(6):1171-82, 2003
Hawkins AE et al: Evaluation of bowel and mesenteric injury: role of multidetector CT. Abdom Imaging. 28(4):505-14, 2003
Butela ST et al: Performance of CT in detection of bowel injury. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 176(1):129-35, 2001
Brody JM et al: CT of blunt trauma bowel and mesenteric injury: typical findings and pitfalls in diagnosis. Radiographics. 20(6):1525-36; discussion 1536-7, 2000
Federle MP: Diagnosis of intestinal injuries by computed tomography and the use of oral contrast medium. Ann Emerg Med. 31(6):769-71, 1998
Levine CD et al: CT findings of bowel and mesenteric injury. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 21(6):974-9, 1997
Nghiem HV et al: CT of blunt trauma to the bowel and mesentery. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 160(1):53-8, 1993
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Wadhwa M et al: Blunt abdominal trauma with hollow viscus and mesenteric injury: a prospective study of 50 cases. Cureus. 13(2):e13321, 2021
Firetto MC et al: Blunt bowel and mesenteric trauma: role of clinical signs along with CT findings in patients' management. Emerg Radiol. 25(5):461-7, 2018
Heiken JP et al: Emergency radiology of the abdomen and pelvis: imaging of the non-traumatic and traumatic acute abdomen. In: Diseases of the Abdomen and Pelvis 2018-2021: Diagnostic Imaging. Cham (CH): Springer; 2018
Cinquantini F et al: Educational review of predictive value and findings of computed tomography scan in diagnosing bowel and mesenteric injuries after blunt trauma: correlation with trauma surgery findings in 163 patients. Can Assoc Radiol J. 68(3):276-85, 2017
Barnett RE et al: Small bowel trauma: current approach to diagnosis and management. Am Surg. 80(12):1183-91, 2014
Honaker D et al: Blunt traumatic abdominal wall hernias: associated injuries and optimal timing and method of repair. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 77(5):701-4, 2014
Steenburg SD et al: Multi-detector CT of blunt mesenteric injuries: usefulness of imaging findings for predicting surgically significant bowel injuries. Abdom Imaging. 40(5):1026-33, 2014
Ekeh AP et al: Diagnosis of blunt intestinal and mesenteric injury in the era of multidetector CT technology--are results better? J Trauma. 65(2):354-9, 2008
Linsenmaier U et al: Diagnosis and classification of pancreatic and duodenal injuries in emergency radiology. Radiographics. 28(6):1591-602, 2008
Hanks PW et al: Blunt injury to mesentery and small bowel: CT evaluation. Radiol Clin North Am. 41(6):1171-82, 2003
Hawkins AE et al: Evaluation of bowel and mesenteric injury: role of multidetector CT. Abdom Imaging. 28(4):505-14, 2003
Butela ST et al: Performance of CT in detection of bowel injury. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 176(1):129-35, 2001
Brody JM et al: CT of blunt trauma bowel and mesenteric injury: typical findings and pitfalls in diagnosis. Radiographics. 20(6):1525-36; discussion 1536-7, 2000
Federle MP: Diagnosis of intestinal injuries by computed tomography and the use of oral contrast medium. Ann Emerg Med. 31(6):769-71, 1998
Levine CD et al: CT findings of bowel and mesenteric injury. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 21(6):974-9, 1997
Nghiem HV et al: CT of blunt trauma to the bowel and mesentery. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 160(1):53-8, 1993
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