Question 1

how can we grade spleen injury?

Accepted Answer

AIS: There is well defined system for grading all solid organ injuries, called the AIS (Abbreviated Injury Score). This is can be found online easily and the details are organ specific. Usually runs from Grade 1 to 5. An AIS exists for every body region. Originally, it was the appearance of the spleen at surgery, but now is based on CT findings. We rarely operate on injured spleens today.

Question 2

what are the tests for spleen injury?

Accepted Answer

See below: Ruptured or fractured spleen is usually from an accident, trauma, or injury. It can cause internal bleeding and left upper abdominal pain. Lab tests and likely a ct scan will make the diagnosis. Some lesser splenic injuries will heal on their own, and a major spleen injury would need surgery to remove the spleen.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of a spleen injury?

Accepted Answer

Maybe little or pain: May have little or no symptoms if a minor spleen injury. Significant injuries can cause internal bleeding, left upper abdomen or shoulder pain, dizziness or fainting...

Question 4

lacerated spleen injury. do they have to remove it?

Accepted Answer

Usually not: Most spleen injuries will heal without any intervention. Patients with a spleen injury are usually admitted to the hospital & watched closely. If the spleen continues to bleed, then there are a couple of options--a catheter may be used to embolize the artery feeding the spleen and cut off the blood flow, or surgery may be done to simply remove the spleen.

Question 5

what are the symptoms associated with spleen injury?

Accepted Answer

Bleeding and pain: Ruptured or fractured spleen is usually from an accident, trauma, or injury. It can cause internal bleeding and left upper abdominal pain. Lab tests and likely a ct scan will make the diagnosis. Some lesser splenic injuries will heal on their own, and a major spleen injury would need surgery to remove the spleen.

Question 6

what is the definition or description of: spleen injury?

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Spleen injury?: Trauma or damage to  the spleen, which is an abdominal organ that produces and removes  blood cells .

Question 7

what is the treatment for spleen injury?

Accepted Answer

See below: Ruptured or fractured spleen is usually from an accident, trauma, or injury. It can cause internal bleeding and left upper abdominal pain. Lab tests and likely a ct scan will make the diagnosis. Some lesser splenic injuries will heal on their own, and a major spleen injury would need surgery to remove the spleen.

Question 8

hit by a ball on left side.  do you think i have a spleen injury?

Accepted Answer

Probably not: Although I have seen one case of a ruptured spleen due to a thrown ball, it is very uncommon. Still, if you have persistent pain in the left upper abdomen near the rib cage, see your doctor.

Question 9

is it ok to fly in a pressurized airplane cabin (3, 000 psi), 5 days after a level i - ii spleen injury?

Accepted Answer

Not advised: Spleen injury  could be lethal if right treatment is not rendered , in grade ii  has up to 50 % of sub- capsular hematoma , up to  1 to 3 cm tare without inolving trabacular vessels need observation close to hospital , minimum 2 to 3 wks , repture is common in 2nd wk , answer is no after 5 days after injury if it is medivac plane with trauma surgeons on board , then yes.

Question 10

lacerated spleen injury. should surgeon or trauma doctor answer our questions?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Your surgeon should answer your questions. Realize that they will have a very busy emergency schedule, so select one member of your family to ask the questions from your group & that selected person  to relay the answers back to your group. Do not have multiple individuals from your group all call and each try to ask questions.

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