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Review
. 1990 Jun 15;45(11):801-8.

[Traumatic lesions of the spleen. Analysis of 35 cases]

[Article in Italian]
F Cabano  1 , E Resta, C Cebrelli
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  • PMID: 2204844
Review

[Traumatic lesions of the spleen. Analysis of 35 cases]

[Article in Italian]
F Cabano et al. Minerva Chir. .

Abstract

A retrospective review of all the traumatic splenic ruptures from 1974 to 1988 was performed. Thirty-five patients were treated with splenectomy: 24 were males and 11 women. Teenagers and young adults were the most affected age groups. The mechanisms of injuries were: road accidents (78.8%), falls (12.1%), aggression, autoaggression and iatrogenic mishap (3%). Eighty per cent of the patients had associated injuries. Authors suggest a decisional algorithm to precise preoperative diagnosis and to treat the patients correctly. Mortality was 11.4% and primarily due to associated injuries.

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