Splenic trauma: WSES classification and guidelines for adult and pediatric patients

F Coccolini, G Montori, F Catena, Y Kluger… - World Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Spleen injuries are among the most frequent trauma-related injuries. At present, they are
classified according to the anatomy of the injury. The optimal treatment strategy, however …

Immune function and the role of vaccination after splenic artery embolization for blunt splenic injury

SJ Slater, M Lukies, H Kavnoudias, A Zia, R Lee… - Injury, 2022 - Elsevier
The spleen is the most commonly injured solid organ following blunt abdominal trauma.
Over recent decades, splenic artery embolization (SAE) has become the mainstay treatment …

Single versus multiple solid organ injuries following blunt abdominal trauma

A El‐Menyar, H Abdelrahman… - World journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background We aimed to describe the pattern of solid organ injuries (SOIs) and analyze the
characteristics, management and outcomes based on the multiplicity of SOIs. Methods A …

Diagnostic accuracy of contrast enhanced ultrasound in patients with blunt abdominal trauma presenting to the emergency department: a systematic review and meta …

Z Zhang, Y Hong, N Liu, Y Chen - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
We aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in
evaluating blunt abdominal trauma for patients presenting to the emergency department …

American Society of Emergency Radiology multicenter blunt splenic trauma study: CT and clinical findings

JT Lee, E Slade, J Uyeda, SD Steenburg, ST Chong… - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Treatment of blunt splenic trauma (BST) continues to evolve with improved
imaging for detection of splenic vascular injuries. Purpose To report on treatments for BST …

[HTML][HTML] Emergent vessel embolization for major traumatic and non-traumatic hemorrhage: Indications, tools and outcomes

TM Hörer, AM Ierardi, S Carriero, C Lanza… - Seminars in Vascular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Endovascular embolization of bleeding vessels in trauma and non-trauma patients is
frequently used and is an important tool for bleeding control. It is included in the EVTM …

[HTML][HTML] Physiology, spleen

V Kapila, CJ Wehrle, F Tuma - 2019 - europepmc.org
The spleen is a significant organ of the hematologic and reticuloendothelial systems. It is an
intraperitoneal organ located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen posterior and lateral …

A systematic review assessing incorporation of prophylactic splenic artery embolisation (pSAE) into trauma guidelines for the management of high-grade splenic injury

W Clements, M Fitzgerald, SM Chennapragada… - CVIR …, 2023 - Springer
Background Splenic artery embolisation (SAE) has become a vital strategy in the modern
landscape of multidisciplinary trauma care, improving splenic salvage rates in patients with …

Abdominal pain is a main manifestation of delayed bleeding after splenic injury in patients receiving non-operative management

YC Su, CY Ou, TH Yang, KS Hung, CH Wu, CJ Wang… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Delayed bleeding is a major issue in patients with high-grade splenic injuries who receive
non-operative management (NOM). While only few studies addressed the clinical …

Virtual monoenergetic dual-energy CT for evaluation of hepatic and splenic lacerations

EX Sun, JR Wortman, JW Uyeda, R Lacson… - Emergency …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the utility of virtual monoenergetic imaging in assessing hepatic and
splenic lacerations and to determine the optimal energy level to maximize injury contrast-to …