Spleen Injury
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Spleen Injury Symptoms
Symptoms of a spleen injury include:
Left upper abdominal pain
Abdominal bruise
:
Over the left upper abdomen
Left
chest pain
Chest bruise
:
Over the left chest
Back pain
Back
bruise
:
To the left of the spine in the lower back
Difficulty breathing
Left
shoulder pain
Faintness
Fainting
Nausea
Vomiting
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Spleen Injury Evaluation
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Last Updated: Aug 5, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Spleen Injury References:
Gonzalez RP, Han M, Turk B, Luterman A. Screening for abdominal injury prior to emergent extra-abdominal trauma surgery: a prospective study. J Trauma. 2004 Oct;57(4):739-41.
Keller MS. Blunt injury to solid abdominal organs. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2004 May;13(2):106-11.
Poletti PA, Mirvis SE, Shanmuganathan K, Takada T, Killeen KL, Perlmutter D, Hahn J, Mermillod B. Blunt abdominal trauma patients: can organ injury be excluded without performing computed tomography? J Trauma. 2004 Nov;57(5):1072-81.
Sato M, Yoshii H. Reevaluation of ultrasonography for solid-organ injury in blunt abdominal trauma. J Ultrasound Med. 2004 Dec;23(12):1583-96.
