Laparoscopic accessory splenectomy with intraoperative gamma probe localization for recurrent idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 371-374

  Antevil, Jared ^a   Thoman, David ^a   Taller, Janos ^a   Biondi, Michael ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma probe detection; Laparoscopic accessory splenectomy; Recurrent idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN SCINTISCANNING; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RECURRENCE; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SULFUR COLLOID;

EID: 0036806972     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200210000-00015     Document Type: Article

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