Laparoscopic splenectomy for chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-212

  Lee, Woo J ^a,b   Kim, Byong R ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ITP; Laparoscopic; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; POSTURE; PREDNISONE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; REMISSION INDUCTION; SAFETY; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SUBPHRENIC ABSCESS; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0030947696     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019509-199706000-00006     Document Type: Article

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