Clinical relevance of accessory spleens following elective and emergency splenectomies;Klinische relevanz von nebenmilzen nach elektiven und notfallmäß igen splenektomien

Chirurgische Gastroenterologie Interdisziplinar

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 66-70

  Jakschik, J ^a   Joist, A ^a   Braun, S ^a  

^a PROSPER HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory spleens; Immune thrombocytopenia; Lymphognulomatosis; Splenectomy; Splenic bleeding

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETHALITY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEPSIS; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLEEN SIZE; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 2442555177     PISSN: 01779990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078070     Document Type: Article

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