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. 2017 Dec;209(6):W360-W364.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.17.17927. Epub 2017 Aug 23.

CT Findings of Traumatic Bucket-Handle Mesenteric Injuries

Jason E Extein  1 , Brian C Allen  1 , Mark L Shapiro  2 , Tracy A Jaffe  1
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CT Findings of Traumatic Bucket-Handle Mesenteric Injuries

Jason E Extein et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to describe a specific type of blunt traumatic mesenteric injury called a bucket-handle tear, review its varied CT appearances, and discuss the role of CT in its detection.

Conclusion: A bucket-handle mesenteric injury is a rare but life-threatening blunt traumatic injury that can be difficult to detect prospectively on CT and for which delays in diagnosis and definitive surgical management can result in poor outcomes.

Keywords: bowel injury; lumbar hernia; mesenteric injury; perforation; trauma.

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