Conservative Management of Splenic Trauma

conservative approach to splenic trauma has been practised in many countries. Haemodynamically stable patients who have been carefully assessed clinically and radiographically may safely be treated non-operatively. In those patients who require surgery the spleen may be preserved by splenorrhaphy or...

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Published in:BMJ military health 1999-06, Vol.145 (2), p.69-72
Main Authors: Daoud, RA, Taghizadeh, AK, Pickford, RB, Jones, DRB
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Female
Humans
Injuries of the abdomen. Foreign bodies of the digestive system
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Spleen - diagnostic imaging
Spleen - injuries
Spleen - surgery
Splenectomy
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Ultrasonography
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnosis
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - therapy
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Summary:conservative approach to splenic trauma has been practised in many countries. Haemodynamically stable patients who have been carefully assessed clinically and radiographically may safely be treated non-operatively. In those patients who require surgery the spleen may be preserved by splenorrhaphy or partial splenectomy. This approach has been practised at our hospital and we present our experience over seven years to show that expectant treatment of splenic injury following trauma is safe.
ISSN:0035-8665
2633-3767
2052-0468
2633-3775
DOI:10.1136/jramc-145-02-04