Bicycle handlebar injuries in children : findings on CT abdomen of 3 cases

• Main Authors: Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah, Abd. Aziz, Azian, Hassan, Radhiana, Sa'at@Yusof, Azlin, G , Krishna Kumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/23330/1/COR_2010_Bicycle_Handlebar_Injury%5B1%5D.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/23330/; http://www.radiologymalaysia.org/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction Blunt abdominal injuries in children caused by bicycle handlebar are often difficult to diagnose, and the severity of the underlying injury may not be realized during the initial patient admission to the Emergency Department. High index of suspicion with proper radiologic evaluation ca...