Impact of Spleen Size on Outcomes in Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Children

Gastroenterology Research and Practice

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Karadag, Cetin Ali ^a   Erginel, Basak ^a   Kuzdan, Ozgur ^a   Sever, Nihat ^a   Akn, Melih ^a   Yldz, Abdullah ^a   Dokucu, Ali Ihsan ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPIC SPLENECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN SIZE; SPLENECTOMY; VESSEL SEALING SYSTEM;

EID: 84944197436     PISSN: 16876121     EISSN: 1687630X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/603915     Document Type: Article

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