METHODS OF REVIEW Full-length papers (not abstracts) pertaining to injuries of the liver
and spleen were reviewed. Citations were extracted from the Current List of Medical …

About 35,000 splenectomies are performed each year. Complications result from an
interplay of technical factors, the disease for which splenectomy is performed, the associated …

Objective The authors assessed the risks of nonoperative management of solid visceral in
children (age range, 4 months-14 years) who were consecutively admitted to a level I …

Background: Recent studies advocate a nonoperative approach for hepatic and splenic
trauma. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the literature has impacted …

The policy of conservative nonoperative management of the injured spleen is reviewed, and
recommendations are made to improve this mode of therapy. From 1981 to 1986, 75 …

Nonoperative management of blunt splenic trauma in adults is controversial despite
numerous reports advocating this mode of therapy. Blunt splenic trauma is frequently …

AIM: To evaluate seven patients with non-traumatic splenic rupture (NSR). NSR is an
uncommon dramatic abdominal emergency that requires immediate diagnosis and prompt …

In patients without obvious indications for celiotomy after blunt or penetrating abdominal
trauma, diagnostic studies may be indicated. Lavage is invasive, rapid, cheap, and accurate …

This review examines the infectious consequences of elective and emergency splenectomy,
highlighting the importance of infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae. The influence of …

Surgical and radiologic techniques from computed tomography (CT) scanning and
embolization to temporary gauze packing and mesh hepatorrhaphy have been developed to …