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PMID: 20740116 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Since the 1970s, the management of blunt splenic trauma has evolved from almost exclusive surgical management to selective use of nonsurgical management in hemodynamically stable patients. Understanding of the spleen's immunologic importance in protection against overwhelming postsplenectomy infection led to development first of surgical techniques for splenic salvage and later to protocols for nonsurgical management of adults with blunt splenic injury. The evolution of nonsurgical management has resulted in new patterns of postsplenic trauma complications.This article describes a pancreatic pseudocyst, one of several described delayed complications of nonsurgical management of blunt splenic trauma. Along with missed splenic injury and delayed rupture, the development of a splenic pseudocyst represents challenges for any multidisciplinary team involved in trauma care. Detection and management of these complications is discussed, as is postsplenectomy vaccination and return to activity. |
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Sandra Freiwald |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Permanente journal Volume: 14 ISSN: 1552-5775 ISO Abbreviation: Perm J Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2010-08-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9800474 Medline TA: Perm J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 41-4 Citation Subset: - |
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