Laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: Comparison of laparoscopic surgery and conventional open surgery

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-135

  Hashizume, Makoto ^a   Ohta, Masayuki ^a   Kishihara, Fumiaki ^a   Kawanaka, Hirofumi ^a   Tomikawa, Morimasa ^a   Ueno, Kiichiro ^a   Tanoue, Kazuo ^a   Higashi, Hidefumi ^a   Kitano, Seigo ^b   Sugimachi, Keizo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complication; Hospitalization costs; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Laparoscopic splenectomy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 3342989367     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019509-199604000-00008     Document Type: Review

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