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Hepatic pseudoaneurysm after traumatic liver injury; is CT follow-up warranted?

Lene ØsterballeFrederik HelgstrandThomas AxelsenJens HillingsøLars Bo Svendsen
Published in: Journal of trauma management & outcomes (2014)
In conclusion, this study shows that HPA is not correlated to the severity of liver injury and it develops in 4% of patients after traumatic liver injury. In order to avoid potentially life-threatening haemorrhage from a post trauma hepatic pseudoaneurysm, it seems appropriate to do follow-up CT as part of the conservative management of blunt and penetrating liver injuries.
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