Angiographic embolization is safe and effective therapy for blunt abdominal solid organ injury in children

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 526-531

  Kiankhooy, Armin ^a   Sartorelli, Kennith H ^a   Vane, Dennis W ^a   Bhave, Anant D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiographic embolization; Nonoperative management; Pediatric trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY INJURY; LIVER INJURY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPLEEN INJURY;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 77949449530     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181d3e5b7     Document Type: Article

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