To evaluate the value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute traumatic adrenal injury.
Methods:
Ultrasonographic features of 35 patients with acute traumatic adrenal injury confirmed by surgical operation and (or) CT were retrospectively analyzed.
Results:
Among 35 cases with acute traumatic adrenal injury
32 were unilateral
3 were bilateral. Thirty-one cases were correctly diagnosed and 4 cases were missed.
Conclusion:
Ultrasonography shows the size and echo change of acute traumatic adrenal injury dynamically. The acute traumatic adrenal injury with atypical ultrasonographic features could be diagnosed lastly. Ultrasonography is a bedside examination for critically ill patients in intensive care unit and operation room. It may be the commonly used imaging modality in the diagnosis of acute traumatic adrenal injury.