Blunt splenic injury in a child with situs inversus totalis treated with transcatheter arterial embolization

• Main Authors: Naoki Hashizume (Author), Kimio Asagiri (Author), Naoko Komatsuzaki (Author), Suguru Fukahori (Author), Shinji Ishii (Author), Nobuyuki Saikusa (Author), Naruki Higashidate (Author), Motomu Yoshida (Author), Saki Sakamoto (Author), Hirotomo Nakahara (Author), Yoshihiko Konoike (Author), Kojiro Nagai (Author), Shigeo Shimose (Author), Takashi Niizeki (Author), Minoru Yagi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report the first case of blunt splenic rupture in a child with situs inversus totalis treated with transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). A 12-year-old girl fell roughly 4 feet onto the pavement while riding her bicycle. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed situs inversus totalis, a...