Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3156270 | Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A patient presented 48 hours after falling and sustaining facial fractures and was evaluated in an outpatient setting. The patient had been seen at 2 other hospitals, including a level I trauma center, and discharged home. While undergoing evaluation for his facial trauma, the patient became severely hypotensive. The patient was diagnosed with a delayed splenic rupture and underwent splenectomy.
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Authors
Sidney L. Bourgeois Jr., John Fey,