## Abstract ## Background There is still considerable controversy about the importance and method of preserving splenic function after trauma. Recognition of the immune function of the spleen and the risk of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection led to the development of spleen-preserving surgery
Non-Operative management of splenic trauma in adults
โ Scribed by M. Armengol; B. Oller; J. A. Salva
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 147 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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