Delayed diagnosis of splenic injury after falls from less than 10 feet

Splenic injury is the most common abdominal organ injury in children who su stain blunt trauma and may result from apparently minor injuries. We presen t two cases of delayed diagnosis of splenic injury in children who fell fro m a moderate height of less than 10 feet. Careful physical examination and close follow-up with reevaluation are necessary to identify children with p ossible splenic injury after relatively minor blunt trauma.