Splenic trauma: Is splenectomy redundant?

41 year old male, serving air warrior sustained blunt abdominal trauma, CECT revealed grade III splenic injury. He was managed conservatively with good clinical outcome. Conservatism is the new approach to splenic trauma.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: S Tandon, Anup B Prakash, Mahendra Mal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Marine Medical Society
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Online Access:http://www.marinemedicalsociety.in/article.asp?issn=0975-3605;year=2013;volume=15;issue=1;spage=56;epage=58;aulast=Tandon;type=0