Blunt abdominal trauma is a frequent emergency and is also associated
with significant morbidity and mortality. Spleen is the commonest organ
injured. In this study, we meet a special complication after splenectomy, atelectasis
and mediastinal shift, and this is the complication with hemodynamic unstable.
Without bronchoscopy, the patient is told to inspire deeply by blowing balloons
with pressure 8 - 10 cm H2O and recovered uneventfully.
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