Journal de chirurgie
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Journal de chirurgie · Mar 2008
Multicenter Study[Early embolization in the non-operative management of blunt splenic injuries: a retrospective multicenter study].
Splenic artery embolization has been used as an adjunct to the non-surgical management of blunt splenic injury. No consensus on its indications has emerged from the literature. This multicentric study aimed to evaluate the results of this technique in France. ⋯ Splenic artery embolization is a valuable techniche that hels to lower the rate of splenectomy for traumatic splenic rupture with relatively low morbidity.