Management of Blunt Trauma to the Spleen (Part 1)

AbstractSpleen is the most frequent solid organ to be injured in bluntabdominal trauma. Considering its important role in providingimmunity and preventing infection by a variety of mechanisms,every attempt should be made, if possible, to salvagethe traumatized spleen at any age particularly in child...

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Main Author: Seyed Abbas Banani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2010-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/files/PDFfiles/35_2_01-Dr.%20Banani.pdf931894956.pdf