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Conservative Management and the Liver Scan

Julio Popovsky, MD; Stephen N. Wiener, MD; Peter A. Felder, MD; Aspi Biramje, MD; Melvin Reydman, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1974;108(2):184-186.

Abstract
Scintiscanning of the liver is an important examination in the detection of patients with both blunt and penetrating injury to the liver. This examination may define varying degrees of liver injury previously undetected. The scintigraphic recognition of hepatic injury does not necessarily dictate surgical intervention. Close clinical observation and conservative management may be used in selected instances as demonstrated by the cases reported here.

Author Affiliations
Cleveland

From the divisions of surgery (Drs. Popovsky, Biramje, and Reydman) and radiology (Drs. Wiener and Felder), the Mt. Sinai Hospital of Cleveland.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 30, 1973.

Reprint requests to 11811 Shaker Blvd, Cleveland 44120 (Dr. Popovsky).

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