Portal, mesenteric, and splenic vein thromboses after splenectomy in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia variant with thrombocythemic onset

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 212-215

  Lee, Je Jung ^a   Kim, Hyeoung Joon ^a   Chung, Ik Joo ^a   Park, Moo Rim ^a   Seo, Kang Seok ^a   Jeong, Yong Yeon ^a   Kim, Jae Kyu ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic myeloid leukemia; Essential thrombocythemia; Splenectomy; Thrombolysis; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; HYDROXYUREA; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MESENTERIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC VEIN; THROMBOCYTHEMIA; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, PHILADELPHIA-POSITIVE; MESENTERIC VEINS; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0345517181     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199907)61:3<212::AID-AJH10>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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