Open AccessSplenic trauma, the way forward in reducing splenectomy: our 15-year experience
Author(s) -
Hannah Jesani,
Lara Jesani,
A Rangaraj,
Ashraf Rasheed
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0164
Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , radiological weapon , splenic artery , conservative management , demographics , grading (engineering) , retrospective cohort study , surgery , splenic disease , injury severity score , radiology , general surgery , spleen , poison control , injury prevention , emergency medicine , civil engineering , demography , sociology , engineering
The aim of this study was to study radiological assessment, management and outcome of traumatic splenic injury over 15 years in a UK district general hospital.