Evaluation of a traumatic spleen laceration with spontaneous regression by selective spleen scintigraphy

Kuecuek O. N., Gueltekin S. S., Aras G.

CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, cilt.32, sa.2, ss.141-144, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.141-144
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: selective spleen scintigraphy, traumatic spleen laceration, 99m Technetium RBC, FOLLOW-UP, NONOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT, SPLENIC INJURY, CHILDREN, CT
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The spleen is the most frequently injured organ after blunt trauma to the abdomen. The blunt abdominal trauma can be treated successfully with a nonoperative approach, but it is particularly important in young children owing to the increased risk of overwhelming sepsis and death after splenectomy.(1-4) Patients with hemodynamicaly stable splenic injuries after blunt trauma are followed up by several imaging modalities, which are computed tomography (CT), ultrasonography (USG), and spleen scintigraphy.(5-7) The authors describe a 4-year-old boy who was admitted to the emergency service after a traffic accident.