Predictive factors of response to splenectomy in adult chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

International Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 252-256

  Vecchio, Rosario ^a   Cacciola, E ^a   Cacciola, R R ^a   Palazzo, F ^a   Rinzivillo, C ^a   Giustolisi, R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Immune thrombocytopenic purpura; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; PREDNISONE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; SEX FACTORS; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034232570     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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