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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-6
pubmed:abstractText
This article examines the current management of trauma to the spleen. The incidence, mechanism, classification, diagnosis, treatment and complications of splenic trauma are reviewed. Modern radiological investigations are assessed in view of the recent vogue for non-operative management. The effects of splenectomy and particularly of overwhelming postsplenectomy sepsis are discussed. The role of non-operative management of splenic injuries in children and in adults without associated injuries is emphasized. Means of repairing and preserving the spleen are detailed. Prompt splenectomy is necessary in seriously traumatized patients, especially those with head or multiple injuries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0020-1383
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Management of splenic trauma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Queen's University of Belfast, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review