Laparoscopic splenectomy for chronic recurrent thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 218-221

  Essien, Francis A ^b   Ojeda, Herminio F ^b   Salameh, Jihad R ^b   Baker, Kelty R ^b   Rice, Lawrence ^b   Sweeney, John F ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Splenectomy; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SALVAGE THERAPY; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; RECURRENCE; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 0037775754     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200306000-00016     Document Type: Article

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