Haematological splenectomy. Changing indications and complications
| Autor: | A. A. Brown, N. J. Ketley, N. E. Traub, M. J. Mills |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Fever medicine.medical_treatment Splenectomy Hospital Departments Lymphoproliferative disorders Hemorrhage Disease Sepsis Postoperative Complications District hospital medicine Humans Child Aged Purpura Thrombocytopenic Idiopathic Myeloproliferative Disorders business.industry Hematology Middle Aged medicine.disease Thrombocytopenic purpura Hematologic Diseases Lymphoproliferative Disorders Surgery Complication business Haematological disorders Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Clinical and laboratory haematology. 14(3) |
| ISSN: | 0141-9854 |
| Popis: | Review of splenectomies carried out for haematological disease over a ten-year period, at a district hospital, shows that the indications for splenectomy have changed substantially over this time. Fewer patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura now require splenectomy, however its role in the management of lymphoproliferative disorders has expanded. Splenectomy remains an important therapeutic option for a range of haematological disorders: this series shows it to be a safe and effective operation in selected patients, although it is not without both short and long-term sequelae. |
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