Delayed rupture of the spleen 5 1/4 years after conservative management of traumatic splenic injury

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 494-495

  Deva, A K ^a   Thompson, J F ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

delayed rupture; spleen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLEEN SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SPLEEN; SPLENIC DISEASES; SPLENIC RUPTURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029896944     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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