Subtotal laparoscopic splenectomy and esophagogastric devascularization for the thrombocytopenia because of portal cavernoma-case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1373-1375

  Vasilescu, Catalin ^a   Stanciulea, Oana ^a   Popa, Monica ^a   Colita, Anca ^a   Arion, Constantin ^a  

^a FUNDENI CLINICAL INSTITUTE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic esophagogastric devascularization; Laparoscopic partial splenectomy; Laparoscopic subtotal splenectomy; Portal cavernoma; Portal hypertension; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUTERIZATION; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; DEVASCULARIZATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERSPLENISM; HYPERTENSION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PETECHIA; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC VEIN; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 47049126387     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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