Laparoscopic Splenectomy in a Case of Stable Blunt Abdominal Trauma.
- Author:
Hang Joo CHO
1
;
Yeon Young KYOUNG
;
Ju Suk OH
;
Young Min OH
;
Se Min CHOE
;
Kyoung Ho CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Uijongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. ckyoungho@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Laparoscopic splenectomy;
Trauma;
Splenic injury
- MeSH:
Emergencies;
Humans;
Korea;
Spleen;
Splenectomy;
Splenic Rupture
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Traumatology
2010;23(2):192-195
- CountryRepublic 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.
