Improvement of methods for prevention of postoperative hyposplenism in traumatic spleen injuries

Abstract

Splenectomy in patients with massive splenic injuries is associated with the risk of postoperative hyposplenism syndrome. The aim of the work was to improve methods for the prevention of postoperative hyposplenism in traumatic splenic injuries. At the first stage, it was found that the average length of the second-order splenic arteries is 1.3 ± 0.2 cm, from which small vessels with a diameter of 120.8 ± 29.1 μm depart, which participate in the formation of arteriovenous complexes located under the capsule of the organ.