Conservative treatment of injuries of the spleen in children
Pellerin, D.; Lacheretz, M.; Revillion, Y.; Hodin, B.; Giroit, R.; Kabbaj, K.; Mabrouk, H.
Acta Chirurgica Belgica 82(3): 217-220
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5458 PMID: 6349196 Document Number: 211897
Resolutely convinced of the necessity to preserve the spleen in all circumstances, the authors detail the indications and possibilities of non operative management and conservative surgery that allow the injured spleen to be salvaged. Of 55 cases observed from 1978 to 1982, only 22 required splenectomy because of our new experience; 13 of the remaining cases were treated non operatively and 20 had a conservative surgery. It is concluded that unless the child prognosis is directly and immediately involved, by the splenic injury (such cases require splenectomy or better still partial resection) every effort should be made to preserve a traumatized spleen.