Laparoscopic vs open splenectomy in the management of hematologic diseases

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1220-1225

  Donini, A ^a   Baccarani, U ^a   Terrosu, G ^a   Corno, V ^a   Ermacora, A ^a   Pasqualucci, A ^a   Bresadola, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accessory spleen; Hematologic malignancies; Hodgkin's disease; ITP; Laparoscopic surgery; Non Hodgkin's disease; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032778482     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00009625     Document Type: Article

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