Journal of the Korean Society of Traumatology  2010;23(2):192-195

Laparoscopic Splenectomy in a Case of Stable Blunt Abdominal Trauma.

Hang Joo CHO 1 ; Yeon Young KYOUNG ; Ju Suk OH ; Young Min OH ; Se Min CHOE ; Kyoung Ho CHOI

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Keywords

Laparoscopic splenectomy; Trauma; Splenic injury

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Splenic rupture is a frequent surgical emergency in blunt abdominal trauma patients. There are several treatment options, including conservative treatment, a partial splenectomy, splenorrhaphy, and a splenectomy for splenic injury. Although reports on the safety and the efficacy of an elective laparoscopic splenectomy are abundant in the literature, a laparoscopic splenectomy for a ruptured spleen has only been reported in a few cases. We report a case of a laparoscopic splenectomy in the patient with Grade III traumatic splenic injury. To our knowledge, this is the first report in which a laparoscopic splenectomy was performed in Korea for the treatment of a traumatic splenic injury.