Table 3 Associated injuries
From: Non-operative management for penetrating splenic trauma: how far can we go to save splenic function?
Group 1: Splenectomy (n = 45) | Group 2: Spleen-preserving surgical therapy (n = 51) | Group 3: Non-operative management (n = 22) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Abdominal solid organ injuries | |||
Kidney | 29 | 20 | 10 |
Liver | 18 | 10 | 3 |
Pancreas | 16 | 7 | 1 |
Abdominal hollow organ injuries | |||
Stomach | 22 | 15 | 0 |
Colon | 16 | 12 | 0 |
Small bowel | 6 | 7 | 0 |
Duodenum | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Extra-abdominal injuries | |||
Lung | 32 | 43 | 18 |
Diaphragm | 33 | 35 | 5 |
Spine | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Craniocerebral | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Heart | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Neck | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Maxillofacial | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ureter | 1 | 0 | 0 |