Laparoscopic splenectomy in the management of hematological diseases: Surgical technique and outcome of 17 patients

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 441-444

  Terrosu, G ^a,b   Donini, A ^a   Silvestri, F ^a   Petri, R ^a   Anania, G ^a   Barillari, G ^a   Baccarani, U ^a   Risaliti, A ^a   Bresadola, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hereditary spherocytosis; Hodgkin's disease; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Laparoscopy; Spleen; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHEROCYTOSIS, HEREDITARY; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0030119747     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00191637     Document Type: Article

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