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vol. 2 no. 1
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History
- Received January 3, 2017
- Revised April 5, 2017
- Accepted April 7, 2017
- Published online June 9, 2017.
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- 1 Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- 2 Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Correspondence to Dr Grace S Rozycki, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indians, USA; grozycki{at}iupui.edu
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- Abstract
- Background
- Spleen anatomy and its relationship to splenic salvage
- Immune function of the spleen
- The evolution of nonoperative management of the spleen
- Splenic injury grades and nonoperative management
- Risk factors for the failure of nonoperative management
- Angioembolization: pros and cons
- Monitoring the patient
- Patient follow-up and repeat imaging
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Footnotes
- References
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