BACKGROUND During the last century, the management of blunt force trauma to the spleen
has changed from observation and expectant management in the early part of the 1900s to …

Background During the last century, the management of blunt force trauma to the liver has
changed from observation and expectant management in the early part of the 1900s to …

Trauma is a leading cause of death in patients under the age of 45 and generally associated
with a high kinetic energy event such as a motor vehicle accident or fall from extreme …

Purpose The objective of the present study is to provide a comprehensive review of the
literature on associated outcomes of angioembolization in blunt abdominal solid organ …

In the treatment of severely injured patients, the term 'damage control radiology'has been
used to parallel the modern concept of damage control surgery and the allied development …

Background Although mandatory laparotomy has been standard of care for patients with
abdominal gunshot wounds (GSWs) for decades, this approach is associated with non …

Nonoperative management has become the surgical treatment of choice in the
hemodynamically stable patient with blunt hepatic trauma. The increased use and success …

Interventional radiology (IR) has become an integral part in the management of traumatic
injuries. There is an ever-increasing role of IR in traumatic injuries of solid abdominal …

Trauma is the leading cause of death in patients younger than 45 years. Over the last
decade, there has been a progressive paradigm shift toward a nonoperative management of …

Splenic artery embolization (SAE) is increasingly being used as a nonoperative
management strategy for patients with blunt splenic injury following trauma. The aim of this …