Splenic artery embolization: technically feasible but not necessarily advantageous
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Splenic artery embolization: technically feasible but not necessarily advantageous
BACKGROUND The spleen is the second most commonly injured organ in cases of abdominal trauma. Management of splenic injury depends on the clinical status of the patient and can include nonoperative management (NOM), splenic artery embolization (SAE), surgery (operative splenic salvage or splenectomy), or a combination of these treatments. In nonoperatively managed cases, SAE is sometimes used t...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Emergency Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1749-7922
DOI: 10.1186/s13017-016-0100-7