Blunt Isolated Small Bowel Perforation Intervention: Does a Delay in Management Matter?

Figure 2

A 40-year-old man with blunt abdominal trauma due to assault. (a) Axial contrast-enhanced CT scan shows focal small bowel ileus in the LUQ. (b) Follow-up CT scan was performed after 4 hours. Axial unenhanced CT scan shows small air bubbles (white arrow) between the bowel lumen and the peritoneal cavity.

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