Laparoscopic splenectomy is a safe and effective procedure for patients with splenomegaly due to portal hypertension

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 304-309

  Hama, Takashi ^a   Takifuji, Katsunari ^a   Uchiyama, Kazuhisa ^a   Tani, Masaji ^a   Kawai, Manabu ^a   Yamaue, Hiroki ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Laparoscopic splenectomy; Portal hypertension; Spleen; Splenomegaly

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INTERFERON; LAMIVUDINE; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM BLEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER HEMATOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 44949111517     PISSN: 09441166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00534-007-1232-7     Document Type: Article

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