Partial splenic embolization for hypersplenism with liver cirrhosis.
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Role of partial splenic arterial embolization for hypersplenism in patients with liver cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia.
BACKGROUND Hypersplenism is traditionally treated by surgical splenectomy. Transcatheter ablation of splenic parenchyma is an alternative treatment modality. METHODS We evaluated the efficacy and safety of partial splenic arterial embolization in 10 patients with chronic liver disease and hypersplenism with thrombocytopenia (platelet count <80,000/microL). RESULTS At six months follow up, m...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0386-9768,1348-9372
DOI: 10.5833/jjgs.21.1282