Pediatric splenic injury: Nonoperative management first!

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-272

  Veger, Hugo T C ^a   Jukema, Gerrolt N ^b   Bode, Paul J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nonoperative management; Pediatric blunt splenic injury; Splenic injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749084531     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-007-7008-6     Document Type: Article

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