Intra-abdominal splenosis following laparoscopic splenectomy causing recurrence in a child with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 387-390

  Lansdale, Nick ^a   Marven, Sean ^a   Welch, Jenny ^a   Vora, Ajay ^a   Sprigg, Alan ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DAMAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; EPISTAXIS; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCINTIGRAPHY; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; ERYTHROCYTES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OMENTUM; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RECURRENCE; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 34250795056     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.0156     Document Type: Article

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