Laparoscopic management of accessory spleens in immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 520-522

  Morris, K T ^a   Horvath, K D ^a   Jobe, B A ^a   Swanstrom, L L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory spleens; Accessory splenectomy; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; ITP; Laparoscopic surgery; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032961127     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649901026     Document Type: Article

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