Superior mesenteric artery thrombosis following splenectomy. A coincidence?;Trombosi massiva dell'arteria mesenterica superiore dopo splenectomia. Una coincidenza?

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 437-441

  Ponzano, C ^a   Nardi, S ^b   Carrieri, P ^b   Basili, G ^b  

^a Geriatric Department   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mesenteric thrombosis; Postsplenectomy thrombocytosis; Splenic hamartoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPLENECTOMY; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR; RISK FACTORS; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032808212     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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