New Study Shows Increase in Domestic Violence Injuries during COVID-19 (IMAGE)
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Images in a 27-year-old female victim was stabbed in the right mid abdomen by her boyfriend. (a) Axial abdomen CT scan demonstrates an AAST (American Association for the Surgery of Trauma) grade 2 liver laceration (arrowhead) with a small perihepatic hematoma (asterisk), and subcutaneous emphysema (arrow) at the site of stab injury. (b) Additional axial CT abdomen image demonstrated irregular hypoattenuation in the inferior aspect of left kidney, representing an AAST grade 2 laceration. The patient underwent surgical repair of liver laceration and cholecystectomy. The renal injury was managed conservatively.
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