InjuryHumansSpleenWoundsNonpenetratingFemale
Does the spleen fully recover? Immune function after non-operative management of splenic injury.
Maya Paran, Adi Ben Ishai Becker, Yael Dreznik, Artur Baazov, Dragan Kravarusic, Yehonatan Pasternak
Published: 202610.1016/j.injury.2025.112816
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Blunt splenic trauma in children is increasingly managed non-operatively (NOM), given the spleen's critical role in immune function and the high success rate of NOM. While the immunodeficiency following splenectomy is well-established, th…
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