Splenectomy in hematology. Current practice and new perspectives

Haematologica

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 431-436

  Baccarani, Umberto ^a   Terrosu, Giovanni ^a   Donini, Annibale ^a   Zaja, Francesco ^a   Bresadola, Fabrizio ^a   Baccarani, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anemia; Laparoscopy; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Splenectomy; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPY; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0032849045     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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