Incidence of portal vein thrombosis after laparoscopic splenectomy

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 352-354

  Harris, William ^a,b   Marcaccio, Michael ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SAMPLE SIZE; SPLENECTOMY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 27144534215     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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