CT has becom e the imaging m ethod used most often in the investigation of abdominal trauma in children because of the accuracy. utili ty and reproducibility. CT permits detection of multifocal injuries in the abdomen and retroperitoneum and may reduce the length of hospital day.Between Sept. 1984 and Mar. 1990. abdominal CT of 102 ch ildren with a bdominal trauma and c linical suspicion of intraabdominal organ damage were evaluated retrospectively. Abdominal injury was diagnosed in 78 childre n Ages ran ged from 13 months to 15 years(mea n. 7.9 years). Fifth six( 72 %) were boys a nd 22(28%) were girls. and the most common age group were between four and six years age(25 cases. 32%). Traffic accidents(50 cases. 64 %)were the commonest cause of injuryThe most common CT manifestation was hemoperitoneum(45 cases' 58%) . The liver and s pleen were most commonly injured. in 29 patients(37 %) a nd 31 patients(40%) respectively.

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