A rare mechanism of delayed splenic rupture following the nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury in a child
Abstract Background Nonoperative management (NOM) has been established as the standard treatment for isolated blunt organ injury in hemodynamically stable pediatric patients. Although delayed splenic rupture or bleeding is a rare complication in NOM, it is an issue that many pediatric surgeons are g...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Surgical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0477-5 |