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Abdominal CT scan. The CT scan from this patient shows a mildly enlarged spleen measuring 14 cm in longitudinal dimension. He had multiple splenic lacerations however, and this slice shows a 3.7 cm transverse splenic laceration.
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A repeat CT scan performed showed the spleen measured 14 cm in longitudinal length with multiple lacerations (the largest extending near the hilum), and perisplenic/perihepatic/peripelvic hemorrhage (Figure 1).