Iatrogenic splenic injury: review of the literature and medico-legal issues

Iatrogenic splenic injury is a recognized complication in abdominal surgery. The aim of this paper is to understand the medico-legal issues of iatrogenic splenic injuries. We performed a literature review on PubMed and Scopus using iatrogenic splenic or spleen injury and iatrogenic splenic rupture a...

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Main Authors: Feola Alessandro, Niola Massimo, Conti Adelaide, Delbon Paola, Graziano Vincenzo, Paternoster Mariano, Pietra Bruno Della
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-01-01
Series:Open Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2016-0059