ASSESSMENT OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND DIAGNOSTIC PERITONEAL LAVAGE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA

Ultrasonography and diagnostic pertionel lavage are the diagnostic modalities most commonly used in patients without obvious indications for laparotomy after blunt abdominal trauma. The aim of this work was to compare between the role of ultrasonography and diagnostic peritonel lavage in predicting the accurate diagnosis in cases of blunt trauma to abdomen.Fifty cases of blunt abdominal trauma have been chosen with random.