Splenectomy for haematological disorders: A single center study in 150 patients from Oman

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 476-481

  Machado, Norman Oneil ^a   Grant, Christopher S ^a   Alkindi, Salam ^a   Daar, Shahina ^a   Al Kindy, Nayil ^a   Al Lamki, Zakia ^a   Ganguly, S S ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Sickle cell disease; Splenectomy; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID; PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; PROGUANIL; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERSPLENISM; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350566807     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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