title: [Surgical abstention in closed injuries of the spleen].
abstract: Splenic conservation avoids the overwhelming postsplenectomy infection. The high percentage of patients treated by noninvasive procedures would be due to the simple clinical course of splenic trauma and precision of diagnosis, using CT scan. Only clinical evaluation could provide further information on the indications for surgical treatment, as there is no available score regarding the value of CT scan for choosing the therapeutical option. Non-operative management of splenic ruptures should be considered in selected patients in whom hemodynamics is stable and closely monitored.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie viscérale et vasculaire, HIA Bégin, Saint-Mandé, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Duverger
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szymszyczyn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vergos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003288:Contusions / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy