Spleen rupture after surgery in Marfan syndrome scoliosis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 537-540

  Christodoulou, Anastasios G ^a,b   Ploumis, Avraam ^a   Terzidis, Ioannis P ^a   Timiliotou, Kristalla ^a   Gerogianni, Niki ^a   Spyridis, Charalambos ^a  

^a Aristotle University and Hippokration General Hospital   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Marfan syndrome; Scoliosis; Spleen rupture; Thoracoplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARFAN SYNDROME; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENECTOMY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 4344608058     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200409000-00014     Document Type: Article

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