Should splenic autotransplantation be considered after total splenectomy due to trauma?
ABSTRACT Trauma is a public health problem and the most common cause of death in people under the age of 45. In blunt abdominal trauma, the spleen is the most commonly injured organ. Splenectomy remains the most common treatment, especially in high-grade lesions, despite increased nonoperative treat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
2018-07-01
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Series: | Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912018000300300&lng=en&tlng=en |