TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Spleen A1 - Williams, Brian H. A1 - Minei, Joseph P. A2 - Moore, Ernest E. A2 - Feliciano, David V. A2 - Mattox, Kenneth L. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Trauma, 8e AB - Splenic injuries demonstrate themselves clinically more often than do hepatic injuries, making it the most commonly injured solid viscus requiring laparotomy. During the past 50 years, there has been increasing interest in the notion that not all splenic injuries require splenectomy. Nonoperative management (NOM) with close observation is safe in appropriately identified patients. There is also increasing evidence supporting the safety of selective angioembolization; however, optimal patient selection is still debated. Although evolution has steadily moved us away from routine aggressive operative management, it is important to always keep in mind that patients with splenic injury can bleed to death. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/10 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141188892 ER -