Efficacy and Safety of Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Thrombocytopenia Secondary to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jin Zhou, PhD, Zhong Wu, PhD, Bing Peng, PhD West China Hospital Objective. To investigate the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) in the management of refractory thrombocytopenia associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods. From January 2003 to February 2012, 20 patients underwent splenectomy for thrombocytopenia associated with SLE. Of these, 11 underwent… Continue Reading
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Transumbilical Single-incision Laparoscopic Splenectomy: 2 Cases Report
Hu Sanyuan, MD, PhD, Zhang Guangyong, MD, PhD, Yu Wenbin, MD, PhD, Wang Lei, MD, PhD Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University INTRODUCTION Traditional laparoscopic splenectomy has been widely performed for the treatment of various spleen diseases, especially some hematologic diseases with normal sized or slightly enlarged spleens. Recently, transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Partial Splenectomy: 1 Case Report
Hu Sanyuan, MD, PhD, Zhang Guangyong, MD, PhD, Yu Wenbin, MD, PhD Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University INTRODUCTION Spleen palys an important role in immune defense, especially for children. Splenectomy may result in severe postoperative complications such as overwhelming postsplenectomy infection(OPSI). Laparoscopic partial splenectomy, as a minimally invasive technique that could… Continue Reading
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Single-incision Laparoscopic Splenectomy; The Technical Refinements
Takeyuki Misawa, MD, PhD, Yuki Fujiwara, MD, PhD, Junichi Shimada, MD, Norimitsu Okui, MD, Hiroaki Kitamura, MD, Nobuhiro Tsutsui, MD, Hiroaki Shiba, MD, Yasuro Futagawa, MD, PhD, Shigeki Wakiyama, MD, Yuichi Ishida, MD, PhD, Katsuhiko Yanaga, MD Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine Objective: To describe our technical refinements in performing single-incision… Continue Reading
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- Solid Organ and Endocrine