title: [Conservative treatment of splenic and liver injuries in children].
abstract: Operative and conservative management of 44 children with injuries of the abdomen are reviewed retrospectively. Conservative treatment is well accepted for splenic injury. 12/26 children were thus treated during the period 1984-1988, and in the same 5 years, 9/18 children with hepatic injury were also treated conservatively. Indications for operation in splenic and liver injuries are: hemodynamic instability, evidence of associated severe intra-abdominal injuries, and blood transfusion of over 40 ml/kg during the resuscitation period. There was no mortality nor morbidity related to nonoperative management.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pediatric Surgery, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Erez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kovalivker
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lazar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Motovic
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries*; D008722:Methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries*; D013156:Splenectomy