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ArticleDiagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey)2025

Splenic artery embolization in the treatment of blunt splenic injury: single level 1 trauma center experience

Katelyn Gill, Sarah Aleman, Alexandra H Fairchild, Bahri Üstünsöz, Dan Laney, Alison A Smith, Hector Ferral

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Article in Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Katelyn GillLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesORCID 0009-0004-2219-0412
Sarah AlemanLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesORCID 0000-0002-4064-5386
Alexandra H FairchildLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Interventional Radiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesORCID 0000-0001-9004-4143
Bahri ÜstünsözLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Interventional Radiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesORCID 0000-0003-4308-6708
Dan LaneyLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Interventional Radiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesORCID 0000-0002-0175-5419
Alison A SmithLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Surgery, New Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesORCID 0000-0002-8103-4629
Hector FerralLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Interventional Radiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesORCID 0000-0001-6241-9825

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo describe the experience of a single level 1 trauma center in the management of blunt splenic injuries (BSI).

methodsThis is a retrospective study with Institutional Review Board approval. The medical records of 450 patients with BSI treated between January 2016 and December 2022 were reviewed. Seventy-two patients were treated with splenic artery embolization (SAE), met the study criteria, and were eligible for data analysis. Spleen injuries were graded in accordance with the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Organ Injury Scale. Univariate data analysis was performed, with

resultsThe splenic salvage rate was 90.3% (n = 65/72). Baseline demographics were similar between the groups (

conclusionThe endovascular management of BSI is safe and effective. The overall splenic salvage rate was 90.3%. Distal embolization with Gelfoam CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Distal splenic embolization with Gelfoam

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Embolization, TherapeuticSpleenSplenic ArteryWounds, NonpenetratingAdultFemaleGelatin Sponge, AbsorbableHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultCoilcombineddistalembolizationGelfoam®proximalspleentrauma

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PMID38988193
PMCPMC12239535

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