Background: To evaluate the clinical, US (ultrasound)-Doppler and hematologic findings
after proximal splenic artery embolization (PSAE) for blunt injury. Methods: From August …

BACKGROUND: Splenic artery embolization (SAE) is a staple adjunct in the management of
blunt splenic trauma. We examined complications of SAE over an 11-year period …

Background: Splenic artery embolization (SAE) has been used as an adjunct to the
nonsurgical treatment of blunt splenic injuries since 1981. It is imperative to define the role of …

BACKGROUND: Nonoperative management (NOM) of splenic trauma is now the standard in
stable trauma patients. Splenic artery embolization (SAE) is an increasingly used adjunct to …

Background Nonoperative management (NOM) of blunt splenic injuries is widely accepted,
and the use of splenic artery embolization (SAE) has become a valuable adjunct to NOM …

Introduction Nonoperative management (NOM) has become the treatment of choice for
hemodynamically stable patients with blunt splenic injury. Results of outcome after NOM are …

Purpose To assess clinical outcomes of blunt splenic injuries (BSI) managed with proximal
versus distal versus combined splenic artery embolization (SAE). Materials and methods All …

Methods: A retrospective analysis of three continuums of practice was performed: group I
(January 1991–June 1998), SAE not part of routine NOM; group II (July 1998–December …

Results There was no mortality. Nine patients experienced complications (41%) including 6
(27%) who developed left pleural effusion. Two patients eventually underwent splenectomy …

Background: Splenic artery arteriography with possible therapeutic embolization (SAE) has
been postulated to improve the success rate of nonoperative management of blunt splenic …