ReviewCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie2008
Imaging and transcatheter arterial embolization for traumatic splenic injuries: review of the literature.
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- Laparoscopic partial splenectomy with modified Warshaw method for severe traumatic splenic rupture: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Splenic artery embolization in the treatment of blunt splenic injury: single level 1 trauma center experienceDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2025Article
- Impact of early arterial-phase multidetector CT in blunt spleen injury: a clinical outcomes-oriented study.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Celiac trunk arterial variations and their clinical implications: Role of imaging.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2024Review
- Splenic artery embolization for trauma: a narrative review.Journal of trauma and injury · 2024Article
- Complications and recovery patterns after blunt splenic injury: Recommended duration and follow-up methods.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2023Article
- Transarterial embolization with n-butyl cyanoacrylate for the treatment of active abdominopelvic bleeding in the polytraumatized patient.CVIR endovascular · 2021Article
- Interventional radiology versus operative management for splenic injuries: a study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Outcomes Following Blunt Traumatic Splenic Injury Treated with Conservative or Operative Management.Kansas journal of medicine · 2019Article
- Quality of Life and Clinical Outcome After Traumatic Spleen Injury (SPLENIQ Study): Protocol for an Observational Retrospective and Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Atraumatic splenic rupture associated with apixaban.SAGE open medical case reports · 2019Article
- Three cases of spontaneous splenic rupture in malignant lymphoma.International journal of hematology · 2018Article
- Prophylactic absorbable gelatin sponge embolization for angiographically occult splenic hemorrhage.Radiology case reports · 2018Article
- An experimental rat model of hilar splenic vessel ligation versus splenectomy for spleen trauma.International journal of burns and trauma · 2018Article
- "Beyond saving lives": Current perspectives of interventional radiology in trauma.World journal of radiology · 2017Review
- Splenic trauma: WSES classification and guidelines for adult and pediatric patients.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2017Review
- Colonoscopic Splenic Injury: A Simplified Radiologic Approach.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2016Article
- Spontaneous rupture of splenic hematoma in a malaria patient: Case report and review of literature.International journal of surgery case reports · 2016Article
- The role of interventional radiology in abdominopelvic trauma.The British journal of radiology · 2016Review
- Spontaneous splenic rupture in a vivax malaria case treated with transcatheter coil embolization of the splenic artery.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2015Article
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Abstract
The spleen is the most commonly injured visceral organ in blunt abdominal trauma in both adults and children. Nonoperative management is the current standard of practice for patients who are hemodynamically stable. However, simple observation alone has been reported to have a failure rate as high as 34%; the rate is even higher among patients with high-grade splenic injuries (American Association for the Surgery of Trauma [AAST] grade III-V). Over the past decade, angiography with transcatheter splenic artery embolization, an alternative nonoperative treatment for splenic injuries, has increased splenic salvage rates to as high as 97%. With the help of splenic artery embolization, success rates of more than 80% have also been described for high-grade splenic injuries. We discuss the role of computed tomography and transcatheter splenic artery embolization in the diagnosis and treatment of blunt splenic trauma. We review technical considerations, indications, efficacy and complication rates. We also propose an algorithm to guide the use of angiography and splenic embolization in patients with traumatic splenic injury.
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