Distal Splenorenal Shunts for the Treatment of Severe Thrombocytopenia from Portal Hypertension in Children

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-172

  Shilyansky, Joel ^a   Roberts, Eve A ^a   Superina, Riccardo A ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal splenorenal shunt; Portal hypertension; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOSYSTEMIC ANASTOMOSIS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PLATELET COUNT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPLENORENAL SHUNT, SURGICAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033085184     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(99)80028-6     Document Type: Article

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