,INDICATIONS FOR PROCEDURE:  The patient is a 28-year-old male, status post abdominal trauma, splenic laceration, and splenectomy performed at the outside hospital, who was admitted to the Trauma Intensive Care Unit on the evening of August 4, 2008. 
,INDICATIONS FOR PROCEDURE : The patient is a 28 - year - old male , status post abdominal trauma , splenic laceration , and splenectomy performed at the outside hospital , who was admitted to the Trauma Intensive Care Unit on the evening of August 4 , 2008 .