Laparoscopic splenectomy: The clinical practice guidelines of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 821-848

  Habermalz, B ^a   Sauerland, S ^a   Decker, G ^b   Delaitre, B ^c   Gigot, J F ^d   Leandros, E ^e   Lechner, K ^f   Rhodes, M ^g   Silecchia, G ^h   Szold, A ⁱ   Targarona, E ^j   Torelli, P ^k   Neugebauer, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b Clinique Sainte Therese Luxembourg   (Luxembourg)

^c université Paris Cité   (France)

^d CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^e HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^g NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

ⁱ TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^j HOSPITAL SANT PAU   (Spain)

^k Sanremo Hospital   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Guidelines; ITP Laparoscopic; Laparoscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BACTERIAL VACCINE; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HEPARIN; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; NEISSERIA VACCINE; PENICILLIN V; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN SIZE; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; VACCINATION;

EUROPE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC DISEASES;

EID: 42149097726     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9735-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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