http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2010/05/Cases/Gastric-Wall-Disruption-in-Blunt-Abdominal-Trauma.aspx<p>A 29-year-old woman was the restrained driver in a motor vehicle collision after eating a large meal and drinking a moderate amount of alcohol. The emergency medical technicians reported that she had vomited twice in transit. In the trauma bay she complained of mild left upper quadrant abdominal pain. She was hemodynamically stable upon arrival. The only pertinent finding on physical exam was intermittent abdominal pain without rebound on serial examinations. A supine chest X-ray showed no evidence of acute injuries. During her resuscitation, she had 2 episodes of vomiting thick food substance. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis was obtained.</p>Wednesday, 05 May 2010 13:40:08 GMT