The introduction of absorbable polyglycolic or polyglactin mesh has added a new dimension to splenic repair. Three patients with splenic disruption caused by blunt abdominal trauma underwent splenic wrapping with polyglactin mesh at the University of Virginia. The technique is described in detail. In all three instances, the spleen was saved, and postoperative nuclear medicine scans confirmed continued splenic function.
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