title: Splenic injuries--preservation or sacrifice? A clinical update.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Velmahos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Degiannis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery