Traumatic Lumbar Intestinal Herniation

Öz

Blunt abdominal trauma is a rare cause of lumbar herniation especially in cases with large flank hematoma and pelvic fracture. We presented the CT findings of a 29 years old, instabile male patient with lumbar herniation. CT is a sensitive method in detecting the abnormalities of abdominal wall muscles due to traumas. Key words: Lumbar herniation, Trauma, Computed tomography

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Lumbar herniation, Trauma, Computed tomography

Travmatik Lomber Barsak Herniasyonu

Öz

Lomber herni travma hastalarında sık izlenenmemekle birlikte, künt abdominal travmalara büyük flank hematom ve pelvik fraktür eşlik ettiğinde akılda tutulması gereken bir patolojidir. Bu çalışmada, 29 yaşında yüksekten düşme sonrası genel durumu kötü olan fizik incelemede saptanamayan travmatik lomber herninin BT bulguları sunulmaktadır. Travma esnasında elde edilen BT tetkiki abdominal duvar kas yapılarının değerlendirilmesinde duyarlı bir görüntüleme yöntemidir. Anahtar kelimeler: Lomber intestinal herniasyon, Travma, Bilgisayarlı tomografi

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Lomber intestinal herniasyon, Travma, Bilgisayarlı tomografi

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