Hypersplenism successfully treated by partial splenic arterial embolization in a patient with liver cirrhosis;Partielle milzarterienembolisation zur behandlung eines hypersplenismus bei leberzirrhose

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 133, Issue 38, 2008, Pages 1893-1896

  Guralnik, V ^a   Schaffler A ^a   Scholmerich J ^a   Schlitt, H J ^a   Muller Wille R ^a   Feuerbach, S ^a   Obermeier, Florian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypersplenism; Liver cirrhosis; Pancytopenia; Partial splenic arterial embolization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERSPLENISM; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; SPLEEN ARTERY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ASCITES; BLOOD CELL COUNT; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; HYPERSPLENISM; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLENIC ARTERY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53849096366     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1085572     Document Type: Article

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