Successful nonoperative management of a simultaneous high-grade splenic injury and devascularized kidney in Australia: a case report
Severe blunt injuries to isolated solid abdominal viscera have been previously managed nonoperatively; however, management algorithms for simultaneous visceral injuries are less well defined. We report a polytrauma case of a 33-year-old man involved in a motorbike collision who presented with left-s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Traumatology
2023-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Trauma and Injury |
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Online Access: | http://jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-2023-0017.pdf |
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Summary: | Severe blunt injuries to isolated solid abdominal viscera have been previously managed nonoperatively; however, management algorithms for simultaneous visceral injuries are less well defined. We report a polytrauma case of a 33-year-old man involved in a motorbike collision who presented with left-sided chest and abdominal pain. Initial imaging demonstrated multiple solid organ injuries with American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) grade V splenic injury and complete devascularization of the left kidney. The patient underwent urgent angioembolic coiling of the distal splenic artery with successful nonoperative management of simultaneous grade V solid organ injuries. |
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ISSN: | 2799-4317 2287-1683 |