S35: Injury of blood vessels at abdomen, lower back and pelvis level
S35.0: Injury of abdominal aorta
There are many blood vessels in the abdomen. For example, there are blood vessels for the digestive organs, but also for the skin and muscles.
Arteries are blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart. They supply all the tissue in the body with oxygen-rich blood. In certain places in the body you can feel your arteries. You can then feel how fast your pulse is. Many blood vessels branch off from the aorta. You can imagine this like a tree in which the branches get thinner and thinner towards the top.
The aorta is the thickest blood vessel in the body. You have an injury to the aorta in your abdomen.
When a blood vessel is damaged, there is usually bleeding. Arteries can bleed very heavily. You can then lose a lot of blood very quickly. If the bleeding is heavy, blood may collect in the tissue. There may then be some pain. When there is bleeding below the skin, a bruise sometimes forms.
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