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A 28-Year-Old Man Is Brought to the Emergency Department After

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A 28-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after a high-speed motor vehicle collision in which he was the restrained driver. The patient is awake and has left chest pain and vague abdominal discomfort. Blood pressure is 114/74 mm Hg and pulse is 112/min. Physical examination shows chest and abdominal ecchymoses and tenderness in the distribution of the seat belt. Breath sounds are equal bilaterally. Heart sounds are normal. The abdomen is mildly tender. Chest x-ray reveals a left sixth rib fracture without pneumothorax. Focused assessment with sonography is negative for free abdominal fluid. CT scan of the abdomen shows thickened proximal small bowel and a small mesenteric hematoma. The patient is hospitalized for monitoring and supportive care. Over the next 24 hours, he develops worsening abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal tenderness with guarding. Repeat CT scan of the abdomen is shown in the image below: $A 28-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after a high-speed motor vehicle collision in which he was the restrained driver. The patient is awake and has left chest pain and vague abdominal discomfort. Blood pressure is 114/74 mm Hg and pulse is 112/min. Physical examination shows chest and abdominal ecchymoses and tenderness in the distribution of the seat belt. Breath sounds are equal bilaterally. Heart sounds are normal. The abdomen is mildly tender. Chest x-ray reveals a left sixth rib fracture without pneumothorax. Focused assessment with sonography is negative for free abdominal fluid. CT scan of the abdomen shows thickened proximal small bowel and a small mesenteric hematoma. The patient is hospitalized for monitoring and supportive care. Over the next 24 hours, he develops worsening abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal tenderness with guarding. Repeat CT scan of the abdomen is shown in the image below: Which of the following is the best next step in management of this patient? A) Diagnostic peritoneal lavage B) Increased analgesia and close observation C) Mesenteric angiography D) Surgical exploration E) Upper gastrointestinal series$ Which of the following is the best next step in management of this patient?

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