Identification of accessory spleens during laparoscopic splenectomy is superior to preoperative computed tomography for detection of accessory spleens

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 387-391

  Koshenkov, Vadim P ^a   Pahuja, Anil K ^b   Németh, Zoltán ^b,c   Abkin, Alexander ^b   Carter, Mitchel S ^b  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory spleen; Laparoscopic splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871775664     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4293/108680812X13427982377102     Document Type: Article

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