Laparoscopic partial vs total splenectomy in children with hereditary spherocytosis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1649-1652

  Morinis, Julia ^a   Dutta, Sanjeev ^b   Blanchette, Victor ^a   Butchart, Sheila ^a   Langer, Jacob C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemoglobinopathy; Hereditary spherocytosis; Laparoscopic splenectomy; Laparoscopic subtotal splenectomy; Postoperative management; Postsplenectomy sepsis

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL SPLENECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC TOTAL SPLENECTOMY; MALE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN SIZE; SPLENECTOMY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; SPHEROCYTOSIS, HEREDITARY; SPLENECTOMY;

EID: 50849122385     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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