Laparoscopic splenectomy is emerging 'gold standard' treatment even for massive spleens

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 345-348

  Somasundaram, S K ^a   Massey, L ^a   Gooch, D ^a   Reed, J ^a   Menzies, D ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications; Laparoscopic; Spleen; Splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; STANDARDS; SURGERY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937597884     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588414X14055925060479     Document Type: Article

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