Isolated duodenal injury following blunt abdominal trauma

Marah Ashi; Abeer Saleh; Sultan Albargi; Saeed Babkour; Amjad Banjar; Maher Ghazawi

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2020.04.048

Isolated duodenal injury following blunt abdominal trauma

Radiol Case Rep. 2020 May 7;15(7):939-942. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.04.048. eCollection 2020 Jul.

Authors

Marah Ashi¹, Abeer Saleh¹, Sultan Albargi², Saeed Babkour², Amjad Banjar², Maher Ghazawi²

Affiliations

¹ Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
² Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

We are reporting a rare case of an isolated duodenal injury (IDI) involving the second and third parts of the duodenum in a 22-year-old male patient following a blunt abdominal trauma. The purpose of this paper is to report the clinical findings, cross-sectional imaging findings, and management of IDI. As IDI can be vague clinically, the presence of periduodenal free fluid on computed tomography scan should raise the suspicion of the diagnosis. Early recognition and management are essential to prevent associated morbidity and mortality.

Keywords: Blunt abdominal trauma; Computed tomography; Duodenal injury; Isolated duodenal injury; Road traffic accident.

Publication types

Case Reports