Laparoscopic splenectomy: Size matters

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 248-251

  Mahon, David ^a   Rhodes, Michael ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Splenectomy; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PENICILLIN V; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPLEEN WEIGHT; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037961120     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588403766274953     Document Type: Article

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