Laparoscopic splenectomy in a Jehovah's Witness with profound anemia

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 850-851

  Ferzli, G S ^a   Hurwitz, J B ^a   Fiorillo, M A ^a   Hayek, N E ^a   Dysarz, F A ^a   Kiel, T ^a  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Jehovah's Witness; Laparoscopic splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERSPLENISM; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; SPLENECTOMY;

ANEMIA; CHRISTIANITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERSPLENISM; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0031203414     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900470     Document Type: Article

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