Bauchtrauma

Abdominal trauma is usually divided into blunt and penetrating trauma.

Findings of abdominal trauma

• haemoperitoneum
• splenic trauma: most common
• hepatic trauma
• renal trauma
• pancreatic trauma
• gastrointestinal tract (bowel) trauma:
  • proximal jejunum is most commonly affected by blunt trauma, followed by the duodenum and ascending colon at the ileocecal valve region
  • descending colon is only rarely involved
• less common abdominal trauma injuries:
  • gallbladder
  • ureter
  • stomach
  • adrenal
• urinary bladder trauma
• vascular trauma: abdominal aortic injury and other major abdominal and pelvic vessel injuries (e.g. inferior vena cava, renal vessels, celiac axis, superior mesenteric vessels, lumbar vessels, and iliac vessels)
• abdominal wall trauma
• diaphragmatic rupture
• retroperitoneal hemorrhage
• hypoperfusion complex

Siehe auch:

• stumpfes Bauchtrauma
• penetrierende Abdominalverletzungen