Laparoscopic splenectomy may be a superior supportive intervention for cirrhotic patients with hypersplenism

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 397-402

  Tomikawa, Morimasa ^a,b   Akahoshi, Tomohiko ^a   Sugimachi, Keishi ^a   Ikeda, Yasuharu ^b   Yoshida, Kisaku ^c   Tanabe, Yuichi ^c   Kawanaka, Hirofumi ^b   Takenaka, Kenji ^b   Hashizume, Makoto ^b   Maehara, Yoshihiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypersplenism; Laparoscopic splenectomy; Liver cirrhosis; Partial splenic embolization

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSPLENISM; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76149126980     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.06031.x     Document Type: Article

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