Sahel Medical Journal

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2008  |  Volume : 11  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 15--19

Splenic operations in a teaching hospital, South-Western Nigeria


AS Oguntola, AOA Aderonmu, ML Adeoti, SA Olatoke, RO Bello, TB Rabiu 
 Department of Surgery, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Oshogbo, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
A S Oguntola
Department of Surgery, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Oshogbo
Nigeria

Background/Objective: To review all Splenic operations performed at LAUTECH Teaching, Hospital (LTH) over a four year period- highlighting the indications, associated injuries in trauma patients, complications, outcome of management and follow up care. Patients and Methods: Information including demographic data, indications for operation,, treatment and follow up care were obtained from case notes, theatre records and histology laboratory records; these were analyzed by simple percentage. Result: Twenty-six cases (M: F-18.8) with ages ranging between two and fifty-two years (mean 24.8 years) were treated. Eighty-eight percent were done as emergencies, 95% of these were for blunt abdominal injuries. Road traffic accident was the cause in above 50% of all patients with injuries while other indications included TSS, haematological, etc. Four (17%) of trauma patients had splenic preservation procedures done. Patients with wound infection, wound dehiscence and acute gastric dilatation were seven, five and one, respectively. No case of overwhelming post-splenectomy sepsis was seen. Mortality was 15.4%. Conclusion: As trauma is the most common indication for operations on the spleen, spleen conservation should be practiced more often where open procedures are indicated.


How to cite this article:
Oguntola A S, Aderonmu A, Adeoti M L, Olatoke S A, Bello R O, Rabiu T B. Splenic operations in a teaching hospital, South-Western Nigeria.Sahel Med J 2008;11:15-19


How to cite this URL:
Oguntola A S, Aderonmu A, Adeoti M L, Olatoke S A, Bello R O, Rabiu T B. Splenic operations in a teaching hospital, South-Western Nigeria. Sahel Med J [serial online] 2008 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];11:15-19
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