Pediatric splenectomy for hematological diseases: Outcome analysis

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 635-639

  Durakbasa, C U ^a,b   Timur, C ^a   Sehiralti, V ^a   Mutus, M ^a   Tosyali, N ^a   Yoruk, A ^a  

^a SB Goztepe Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Barbaros Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; THALASSEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHEROCYTOSIS, HEREDITARY; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748601584     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1717-5     Document Type: Article

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