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

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

CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, vol.32, no.2, pp.141-144, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.141-144
  • Keywords: selective spleen scintigraphy, traumatic spleen laceration, 99m Technetium RBC, FOLLOW-UP, NONOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT, SPLENIC INJURY, CHILDREN, CT
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.