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How would a doctor fix a ruptured spleen?

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Removal: A rupture spleen requires urgent/emergency removal of the organ.

Answered 8/4/2012

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Dr. Patrick O'Neill answered

Specializes in General Surgery

It depends.......: If the patient is hemodynamically stable, we will watch them for signs of bleeding. If they remain stable, non-operative therapy is preferred. If they are unstable, we either take out the spleen (really unstable) or embolize the spleen (transiently stable) with gel-foam or coils and our radiology colleagues.

Answered 9/1/2013

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