Thrombosis in the portal venous system after elective laparoscopic splenectomy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1140-1143

  Pietrabissa, A ^a   Moretto, C ^a   Antonelli, G ^a   Morelli, L ^a   Marciano, E ^a   Mosca, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Color Doppler ultrasonography; Laparoscopic splenectomy; Platelet count; Portal system; Spleen; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; WEIGHT;

EID: 3142705921     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-9284-5     Document Type: Article

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