Abstract

COLLAVINI, Martín et al. Laparoscopy with spleen preservation for delayed splenic rupture due to blunt abdominal trauma. Rev. argent. cir. [online]. 2023, vol.115, n.3, pp.270-273. ISSN 2250-639X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.25132/raac.v115.n3.1673.

Nonoperative management (NOM) of organ injuries in abdominal blunt trauma (ABT) is based on clinical and imaging test findings. We herein present a 16-year-old male patient with a history of recent blunt abdominal trauma was admitted to the emergency department for abdominal pain in the left hypochondrium. A protocol for NOM was established based on the clinical picture and imaging findings, but afterwards, in view of the unfavorable progression, the approach was modified to laparoscopic organ-preserving surgery.

Keywords : Spleen; Splenic injury; Blunt trauma of the abdomen; Blunt splenic trauma; Non-operative treatment (NOT); Non-operative management (NOM); Laparoscopy.

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