ArticleJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children: A Review of 105 Cases.
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- Computed tomography in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma: current evidence, challenges, and future directions - a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Nonoperative Management of Pediatric Liver Injury: Current Evidence, Clinical Indications, and Outcomes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Multifaceted intestinal defense following experimental blunt abdominal trauma.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
- Analysis and experience summary of 64 cases of pediatric closed liver trauma: a retrospective study from two centers in China.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Enhancing clinical risk assessment in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma: A novel scoring system using ultrasound and laboratory data.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Gastrointestinal Perforation with Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Aims: The aim of the study is to identify the epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic, and evolutionary characteristics of patients admitted for blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) in a level 3 children's hospital. Results: The frequency was 13.1 cases/year. The mean age was 6.6 years. The sex ratio was 3.56. Road traffic accidents were the most frequent cause (54.3%). Abdominal tenderness (88.6%) was the most common physical sign. Associated lesions were found in 40% of cases. Abdominal sonography (85.7%) was the most common imaging tool followed by an abdominal computed tomography scan (34.4%). The liver was the most affected organ (24.7%) and contusion was the most frequent lesion (65.4%). The majority of patients had received nonoperative treatment (93.3%). The average length of hospitalization was 5.6 days. The outcome in all cases was favorable. No mortality was reported. Conclusions: BAT in children is common in boys under the age of 10. They are caused by road accidents. Physical examination combined with abdominal ultrasound is very important in the therapeutic decision, which in most cases is a conservative one. Morbidity and mortality are almost nil.
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