The evolving indications for splenectomy

Br J Haematol. 2017 Apr;177(2):321-324. doi: 10.1111/bjh.14060. Epub 2016 Mar 28.

Authors

Matthew G Browning¹, Naomi Bullen¹, Tim Nokes², Keri Tucker³, Mark Coleman^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ The Colorectal Unit, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK.
² Department of Haematology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK.
³ Healthcare for the Elderly, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK.
⁴ Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth, UK.

PMID: 27018168
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14060

No abstract available

Keywords: Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia; Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura; Spleen; Splenectomy; Surgery.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Hospitalization
Humans
Postoperative Complications
Splenectomy* / adverse effects
Splenectomy* / methods
Standard of Care* / statistics & numerical data
Treatment Outcome