Open AccessSplenectomy in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital: A comparison of sonographic correlation with intra-operative findings in trauma
Author(s) -
OO Afuwape,
Godwin Ogole,
Omobolaji Ayandipo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock (print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.115336
Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , demographics , incidence (geometry) , focused assessment with sonography for trauma , abdominal trauma , surgery , ultrasonography , injury severity score , presentation (obstetrics) , general surgery , injury prevention , poison control , emergency medicine , blunt , spleen , optics , physics , demography , sociology
Missed or inappropriately-treated splenic injury is a significant cause of preventable trauma-related death. Physical examination and abdominal ultrasonography are essential tools for early diagnosis of splenic injury. However, some injuries may not be accurately diagnosed by ultrasonography at initial evaluation.