Combined laparoscopic splenectomy and cholecystectomy for the treatment of hereditary spherocytosis: Is it safe and effective?

Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-206

  Caprotti, Roberto ^a   Franciosi, Claudio ^a   Romano, Fabrizio ^a   Codecasa, Giuseppe ^a   Musco, Flavia ^a   Motta, Massimo ^a   Uggeri, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Cholelithiasis; Hereditary spherocytosis; Laparoscopic surgery; Pediatric age; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033056496     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-199906000-00010     Document Type: Article

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