EC Paediatrics

Pediatric abdominal trauma is a significant cause of morbidity, often presenting diagnostic challenges due to misleading clinical findings. This case describes an 8-year-old child involved in a road traffic accident, presenting with hepatic and renal injuries. A CT scan revealed multiple hepatic contusions with vascular extravasation and early bilioma formation, alongside right renal lacerations without delayed contrast extravasation. These findings underscore the critical role of early imaging in identifying injury severity, guiding conservative management, and monitoring for complications. Multidisciplinary collaboration and precise imaging are essential to achieving favorable outcomes in pediatric trauma care.

 Keywords: Bilioma; Laceration; Trauma; Child

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