The diagnosis and treatment of traumatic spleen rupture: a retrospective analysis of 293 consecutive cases / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize the experience in the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic spleen rupture.MethodsThe diagnosis and treatment of consecutive 293 patients with traumatic spleen rupture from January 1992 to October 2000 were reviewed.ResultsThe diagnosis was established by the history of injury, clinical presentations, diagnostic peritoneal punctures, abdominal ultrasonography and/or CT. The accuracy rate of diagnosis was 96 3% (282/293). Thirty one patients were treated nonoperatively and cured. Two hundred and fifty of 259 patients treated operatively were cured.Seven had postoperative complications with effusion in the splenic fossa.The total cure rate was 95 9%(281/293).Twelve patients died of uncontrolable hemorrhage or severe multiple injuries.ConclusionsSplenectomy for the treatment of traumatic spleen rupture is satisfactory.The morbidity and mortality of splenectomy are low.