Nonoperative management of spontaneous splenic rupture in infectious mononucleosis: A case report and review of the literature

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Stephenson, Jacob T ^a   Du Bois, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mononucleosis; Nonoperative; Spleen; Splenic rupture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLEEN RUPTURE;

ADOLESCENT; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SPLENIC RUPTURE;

EID: 34547660502     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3071     Document Type: Review

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