CT Findings of Traumatic Bucket-Handle Mesenteric Injuries.

Extein, Jason E; Allen, Brian C; Shapiro, Mark L; Jaffe, Tracy A · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2017

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Abstract

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. 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.

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