Laparoscopic splenectomy in children-a multicenter experience

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 951-954

  Murawski, Maciej ^a   Patkowski, Dariusz ^b   Korlacki, Wojciech ^c   Czauderna, Piotr ^a   Sroka, Mariusz ^a   Makarewicz, Wojciech ^a   Czernik, Jerzy ^b   Dzielicki, Józef ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^b WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Children; Hematologic conditions; Laparoscopy; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CYST; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLENECTOMY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; POLAND; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC DISEASES;

EID: 43249127836     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.11.040     Document Type: Article

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