Functions of the splenic remnant after subtotal splenectomy for treatment of severe splenic injuries

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-315

  Resende, Vivian ^a   Petroianu, Andy ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Spleen immunology; Spleen lesions; Spleen physiology; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN FUNCTION; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLEEN SCINTISCANNING; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; T LYMPHOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

EID: 0037376609     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)01407-1     Document Type: Article

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