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01-02-2016 | Brief Communication
Proximal Embolization of the Splenic Artery with a Penumbra Occlusion Device (POD): A Novel Occlusion Technique for Blunt Splenic Injuries
Authors:
F. Petitpierre, A. S. Lasserre, E. Tricaud, Y. Le Bras, V. Dubuisson, N. Grenier, F. Cornelis
Published in:
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
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Issue 2/2016
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Excerpt
Splenic injury can occur after blunt abdominal trauma. Subsequent splenic bleeding may be life-threatening [
1]. Splenic injury should be managed and radiologically graded according to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) recommendations for management of splenic trauma [
2]. In general, grades of up to III and IV should usually be treated with distal and/or proximal artery splenic embolization (SAE) or surgical treatment, whereas grades I and II should be treated with non-operative management, although there is no definite consensus [
1]. …