title: [Splenic trauma and treatments. Haseki Educational and Research Hospital Surgical Department survey of the feasibility of surgery for splenic trauma].
abstract: 184 patients were admitted with splenic injuries, between 1992 and 1998. 131 (71%) patients were male and 53 (29%) patients were female. The average age of patients were 20.4 years. There were 176 (95%) blunt and 8 (5%) penetrating injuries. The management of our cases involved splenectomy in 164 (89%), splenorraphy in 12 (7%) and partial splenectomy in 8 (4%). 172 (93%) of the operated patients had isolated splenic injuries and 12 (7%) concomitant organ injuries. The lenght of hospital stay of splenectomies; partial splenectomy and splenorraphy were 7.9, 7 and 6 days respectively. The complication rate of splenectomy, partial splenectomies; and splenorraphy after the operation were 3 (2%), 1 (0.5%) and 0. No deaths occurred as a result of splenic injury and operation.
authors.affiliation: Haseki Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi l. Cerrahi Kliniği/Istanbul.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arikan
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Yücel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Adaş
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Culcu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gülen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Arinç
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery