title: Repair of the injured spleen.
abstract: Splenic laceration is the most frequent visceral injury requiring laparotomy after blunt abdominal trauma in children. Splenectomy increases the risk of overwhelming bacterial infection which could prove fatal. This paper reports four patients with splenic injury who were treated by splenic repair.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*