title: Delayed splenic rupture: myth or reality?
authors.forename: Hazem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El-Osta
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Salyers
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*