2008
Angioembolization Reduces Operative Intervention for Blunt Splenic Injury
Wei B, Hemmila MR, Arbabi S, Taheri PA, Wahl WL. Angioembolization Reduces Operative Intervention for Blunt Splenic Injury. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2008, 64: 1472-1477. PMID: 18545111, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318174e8cd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal InjuriesAdultAngiographyCohort StudiesEmbolization, TherapeuticFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInjury Severity ScoreMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisProbabilityRadiography, InterventionalRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSplenectomySplenic RuptureTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsBlunt splenic injuryAngiographic embolizationInjury Severity ScoreSplenic injuryOperative interventionInjury scoreSeverity scoreAE groupSimilar Injury Severity ScoresGlasgow Coma Scale scorePacked RBC transfusionSplenic salvage rateAdult trauma patientsAbbreviated Injury ScoreLength of stayOverall hospitalization costsAbdominal complicationsIntraabdominal complicationsThromboembolic eventsNonoperative managementOnly patientsRBC transfusionSalvage rateTrauma patientsPleural effusion
1995
Pseudoaneurysms of the Intraparenchymal Splenic Artery after Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Sugg S, Gerndt S, Hamilton B, Francis I, Taheri P, Rodriguez J. Pseudoaneurysms of the Intraparenchymal Splenic Artery after Blunt Abdominal Trauma. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 1995, 39: 593-595.. PMID: 7473932, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199509000-00034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplenic arteryNonoperative therapyBlunt abdominal traumaTraumatic splenic injurySplenic injuryAbdominal traumaAdult patientsBlunt injuryRare complicationPosttraumatic pseudoaneurysmPseudoaneurysm formationSplenic ruptureArterySuccessful managementPotential mechanismsPseudoaneurysmTherapyInjuryComplicationsPatientsSpleenDiagnosisTrauma