title: Clinical use of the absorbable spleen net in stellate rupture of spleen in children.
abstract: This paper reports three cases of stellate rupture of the spleen in children treated by wrapping with the omentum, following the use of the absorbable spleen net (ASN), which is made of the ordinary surgical sutures. All patients were cured with spleen preservation. No complications occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Zunyi Medical College, PRC.
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Y G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Wo
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Du
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002398:Catgut; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials