The spleen is the organ most frequently affected in abdominal trauma. Conservative treatment of traumatic spleen injuries is already generally accepted, avoiding surgery whenever possible. We present a wide serie (54 cases) of traumatic spleen injuries along a period of ten years (1990-2000) during which 83% of these were solved with conservative therapy we analyse our treatment procedure and post-treatment follow-up of these patients.

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