Diagnostic imaging in the follow-up of nonoperative management of splenic trauma in children

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 429-431

  Minarik, Lawrence ^a   Slim, Michel ^a   Rachlin, Susan ^a   Brudnicki, Adele ^a  

^a WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt abdominal trauma; Children; Computed tomography; Splenic trauma; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL FISTULA; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FALLING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ULTRASOUND; WOUND HEALING; BLUNT TRAUMA; ECHOGRAPHY; INJURY; LACERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0036728533     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-002-0820-5     Document Type: Article

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