%0 Journal Article %T Multi-detector CT (MDCT) in bowel and mesenteric injury %A Arif Nelliyulla Parambath %A Shatha Ali Al Hilili %A Vajjalla Ravikumar %J Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care %D 2013 %I Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals %R 10.5339/jemtac.2013.2 %X Objectives: To evaluate multi-detector CT (MDCT) findings in bowel and mesenteric injury due to blunt abdominal trauma.Method: Retrospective evaluation of MDCT scan reports of patients admitted in Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar with bowel and mesenteric injury during the period of January 2005 to April 2008.Results: MDCT, without using oral contrast, clearly demonstrated various specific and less specific findings of bowel and mesenteric injury.Conclusion: Multi-detector CT is an excellent diagnostic modality in bowel and mesenteric injury. Routine administration of oral contrast agent is not mandatory for initial evaluation of these patients. %U jemtac.2013.2.pdf