Spleen injuries are among the most frequent trauma-related injuries. At present, they are
classified according to the anatomy of the injury. The optimal treatment strategy, however …

Abstract Background In 2017, the World Society of Emergency Surgery published its
guidelines for the management of adult and pediatric patients with splenic trauma. Several …

BACKGROUND Following blunt splenic injury, there is conflicting evidence regarding the
natural history and appropriate management of patients with vascular injuries of the spleen …

Management of trauma-related liver injury has undergone a paradigm shift over the past four
decades. In hemodynamically stable patients, the standard of care in the majority of level …

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Background Patients with blunt chest trauma have a high mortality rate. The assessment of
blush in hepatic and splenic trauma is important for determining the need for emergency …

METHODS This is a prospective, multicenter, observational study. Patients who underwent
CT within 2 hours after arrival with extravasation (eg, blush) on imaging were included …

Despite significant interest in trauma to the spleen over the past 130 years, splenectomy
remained the preferred approach to splenic injures in children till the late 1950s and even …

Background Delayed splenic vascular injury (DSVI) is traditionally considered a rare, often
clinically occult, harbinger of splenic rupture in patients with splenic trauma that are …

Abdominal and pelvic hemorrhage may be secondary to a number of causes and is often a
medical emergency. Patient presentation ranges from obvious trauma with evidence of …