Laparoscopic splenectomies for idiopathi
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Szold, Amir; Schwartz, Joseph; Abu-Abeid, Subhi; Bulvik, Shlomo; Eldor, Amiram
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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We performed a laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) in 60 patients (age 9-83, 45 females) with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) who did not achieve sustained remission on steroid therapy. Using a modified procedure, the mean duration of LS was 78 min (range 25-240 min) and surgery was associated w