Heterotopic splenic autotransplantation in a neonate with splenic rupture, leading to normal splenic function

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 239-240

  Yamataka, Atsuyuki ^a,b   Fujiwara, Toshio ^a   Tsuchioka, Takashi ^a   Kurosu, Yusaku ^a   Sunagawa, Masakatsu ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Birth trauma; pitted cells; splenic autotransplantation; splenic rupture

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN FUNCTION; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLEEN SCINTISCANNING; SPLEEN TRANSPLANTATION; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030027795     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90005-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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