Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, Second Edition
Surgical disorders of the spleen
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Tracy, ET; Rice, HE
January 1, 2016
For children with many conditions, splenectomy can cure the disease or effectively control the associated clinical symptoms. However, the risks associated with splenectomy such as overwhelming postsplenectomy sepsis are not trivial, and there is increasing recognition of other risks of splenectomy, such as thrombosis or vascular derangements. For select conditions, a partial splenectomy may effectively remove enough spleen to gain the desired clinical outcome while minimizing these risks. These are technically demanding operations that are nevertheless usually effective and well-tolerated.
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9783319274416
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January 1, 2016
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687 / 694
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Tracy, E. T., & Rice, H. E. (2016). Surgical disorders of the spleen. In Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, Second Edition (pp. 687–694). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27443-0_86
Tracy, E. T., and H. E. Rice. “Surgical disorders of the spleen.” In Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, Second Edition, 687–94, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27443-0_86.
Tracy ET, Rice HE. Surgical disorders of the spleen. In: Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, Second Edition. 2016. p. 687–94.
Tracy, E. T., and H. E. Rice. “Surgical disorders of the spleen.” Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, Second Edition, 2016, pp. 687–94. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-27443-0_86.
Tracy ET, Rice HE. Surgical disorders of the spleen. Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, Second Edition. 2016. p. 687–694.
DOI
ISBN
9783319274416
Publication Date
January 1, 2016
Start / End Page
687 / 694