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A 49-Year-Old Man Is Brought to the Emergency Department After

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A 49-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after a motor vehicle collision. The patient did not lose consciousness, and there are no bruises or trauma marks over the head. He has severe abdominal pain, nausea and vomited once. The patient's blood pressure is 110/50mm Hg and pulse is101/min and regular. On examination, he has abdominal tenderness, and ecchymosis is found over the anterior abdominal wall. CT scan shows blood collection in the retroperitoneal area. The patient has suffered from which of the following injuries?


A) Contusion of the body of the pancreas
B) Laceration of the inferior border of the spleen
C) Laceration of the right hepatic lobe
D) Rupture of the suprarenal aorta
E) Tear at the lesser curvature of the stomach
F) Tear at the proximal transverse colon

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