BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of computed tomography (CT) to facilitate initial management decisions in @entity1 with anterior @entity2980 . METHODS: A retrospective review was conducted of @entity1 with anterior @entity2980 who underwent CT over 4.5 years. Any abnormality suspicious for @entity3511 was considered a positive finding on CT. RESULTS: Ninety-eight @entity1 met the study's inclusion criteria. Positive findings on CT were noted in 30 @entity1 (31%), leading to operative intervention in 67%. Injuries were confirmed in 95% of cases, but only 70% were therapeutic. Ten @entity1 had nonoperative management despite positive findings on CT, including 5 @entity1 with solid organ injuries. One @entity1 underwent operative intervention for clinical deterioration, with negative findings. No computed tomographic evidence of injury was noted in the remaining 68 @entity1 (69%), but 1 @entity1 was noted to have a @entity130 while undergoing operative evaluation of the diaphragm. All remaining @entity1 were treated nonoperatively with success. CONCLUSIONS: In @entity1 with anterior @entity2980 , CT should be considered to facilitate initial management decisions, as it has the ability to delineate abnormalities suspicious for injury.

Use of computed tomography in the initial evaluation of anterior XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity3511 :: ('MESH:D000007', 'Disease') :: ['intra-abdominal injury'] @entity2980 :: ('MESH:D014951', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal stab wounds'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['splenic injury']
@entity2980 :: (MESH:D014951,Disease) :: ['abdominal stab wounds']
