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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Published in:	Surgical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Toko Shinkai, Kentaro Ono, Kouji Masumoto, Yasuhisa Urita, Chikashi Gotoh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Surgical Society 2018-07-01
Subjects:	Blunt splenic injury Nonoperative management Delayed splenic rupture Pediatric
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0477-5