title: Noninvasive management for iatrogenic splenic injury caused by chest tube insertion: a case report.
abstract: Splenic injury is one of the most critical complications of chest tube insertion and often requires invasive emergency management. However, noninvasive management such as delayed removal of the malpositioned tube may be considered for a stable patient without severe adverse event.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital 1-45 Chiribetsu-cho Muroran Hokkaido 050-0076 Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuto
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohtaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital 1-45 Chiribetsu-cho Muroran Hokkaido 050-0076 Japan.
authors.forename: Ryunosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hase
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital 1-45 Chiribetsu-cho Muroran Hokkaido 050-0076 Japan.
authors.forename: Ryohei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital 1-45 Chiribetsu-cho Muroran Hokkaido 050-0076 Japan.
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyasaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital 1-45 Chiribetsu-cho Muroran Hokkaido 050-0076 Japan.
authors.forename: Shoki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital 1-45 Chiribetsu-cho Muroran Hokkaido 050-0076 Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shoji
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital 1-45 Chiribetsu-cho Muroran Hokkaido 050-0076 Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsunosuke
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital 1-45 Chiribetsu-cho Muroran Hokkaido 050-0076 Japan.
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Senmaru
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine North 15, West 7, Kita-ku Sapporo Hokkaido 060-8638 Japan.
authors.forename: Kichizo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaga
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine North 15, West 7, Kita-ku Sapporo Hokkaido 060-8638 Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsui
keywords: Case report; chest tube; iatrogenic splenic injury; noninvasive management