Laparoscopic splenectomy

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 384-388

  Glasgow, Robert E ^a   Mulvihill, Sean J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033020049     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012313     Document Type: Review

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