Traumatic rupture of the spleen in the experience of a surgical department
Poddie, D.; Solaini, L.; Perrucci, A.
Chirurgia Italiana 36(2): 248-259
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-4773 PMID: 6525689 Document Number: 221539
The authors report their experience about splenic breakages in the blunt abdominal traumatology. Through the analysis of different parameters (type of accident, other associated lesions, heart frequency, hematocrit, paracentesis, direct radiological inspection of abdomen, gap of time between hospitalization and operation) they try to frame the blunt traumata of abdomen in four differential and orientative classes. As a conclusion; they assert the diagnosis of splenic breakage can be placed in any hospitals, with no need for sophisticated investigations, but following clinico-laboratorial criteria.