Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy for splenomegaly: A comparative study with conventional laparoscopic splenectomy

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-45

  Wang, Ke Xin ^a   Hu, San Yuan ^a   Zhang, Guang Yong ^a   Chen, Bo ^a   Zhang, Hai Feng ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive; Splenectomy; Splenomegaly; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK REDUCTION; SPLEEN CYST; SPLEEN TUMOR; SPLEEN WEIGHT; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846269692     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200701010-00008     Document Type: Article

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