DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i02.003

Pages: 376-380

Abdominal computed tomography CT scanning is used in the evaluation of trauma victims for visceral injury and in the evaluation of acute abdominal pain, with a major role in the evaluation of renal calculi, acute appendicitis, and complex abdominal pathology [1]. And the role of intravenous contrast-enhanced CT is well established, with evidence demonstrating improved speed and accuracy of diagnosis [2]. This study was conducted in Saudi Arabia in Tabuk city, in the computed tomography departments of King Fahd specialist hospital, King Khalid hospital. This study aims to evaluation of abdominal pathology by computed tomography. The objectives of this study are to evaluate patient with abdomen diseases using CT among Saudi population. This is retrospective cross sectional study carried out during the period from February to May 2018. The results showed that 31 cases was (67.4%) were female and 15cases (32.6%) were male out of 46%patients scanned. The incidence of abdominal pathology was high among the age group20-39which represented 19cases(41.3%)followed by 14cases(30.4%)were between age of 60-89 years old,11cases(23.9%)were age group of 40-59,2cases(4.3%)were patients with age 0-9. Conclusion: CT imaging in the diagnosis, management and outcome of patients presenting with abdominal pathology is well established, the study concluded that computed tomography provides excellent details about the type of abdomen pathology.