Splenectomy Pages on BioPortfolio:

BioPortfolio - Splenectomy - InDepth
19 Sep 2009 ... View the current Splenectomy InDepth page on BioPortfolio.com (PDF) ... A splenectomy is a procedure that involves the removal of the spleen ...
http://www.bioportfolio.com/indepth/Splenectomy.pdf...

Biotechnology News Splenic Search
Laparoscopic splenectomy has become the gold standard intervention for the ... Splenectomy with chemotherapy vs surgery alone as initial treatment for ...
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BioPortfolio - Splenectomy
A splenectomy is a procedure that involves the removal of the spleen by operative means. (From the Wikpedia article Splenectomy.) ...
http://www.bioportfolio.com/indepth/Splenectomy.html...

BioPortfolio - Amgen - New Study Shows Nplate(R) Significantly ...
Amgen - New Study Shows Nplate(R) Significantly Reduces Splenectomy Rate and Treatment Failure in Patients With Chronic ITP - BioPortfolio - News.
http://www.bioportfolio.com/news/New_Study_Shows_Nplate(R)_S...

BioPortfolio - Esophageal And Gastric Varices - InDepth
A 50-year-old man, who underwent splenectomy after trauma 23 years...19th September, 2009 ... [Arteriovenous shunt after splenectomy. ...
http://www.bioportfolio.com/indepth/Esophageal_And_Gastric_V...

BioPortfolio - Splenic - InDepth
in laparoscopic splenectomy. MDLinx: Sep 29 2009 12:44PM Matching: splenic ... How to reach proficiency in laparoscopic splenectomy? ...
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BioPortfolio - Hypersplenism - InDepth
Laparoscopic and open splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection for portal hypertension. AIM: To compare the outcomes of laparoscopic and open splenectomy
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BioPortfolio - Hypersplenism
AIM: To compare the outcomes of laparoscopic and open splenectomy and... 29th September, 2009, Department of General Surgery, No. ...
http://www.bioportfolio.com/indepth/Hypersplenism.html...

BioPortfolio - Splenic Diseases - InDepth
Since Delaitre reported his first laparoscopic splenectomy it has ... Laparoscopic splenectomy: 16 years since Delaitre with review of current
literature. ...
http://www.bioportfolio.com/indepth/Splenic_Diseases.pdf...

BioPortfolio - Splenosis
Traumatic rupture of splenic tissue 13 years after splenectomy. A case report. After splenectomy, two types of splenic tissue can remain in the human. ...
http://www.bioportfolio.com/indepth/Splenosis.html...

Results from other life science and pharmaceutical sites:

Splenectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indications of splenectomy can be divided into general and specific indications. For general indications, they include the following: ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenectomy...

Spleen removal: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
21 Sep 2009 ... Spleen removal (splenectomy) is surgery to remove a diseased or damaged ... Your surgeon may do either an open splenectomy or a laparoscopic ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002944.htm...

Splenectomy - Information sheets - Children & families - GOSH and ICH
12 Aug 2008 ... This leaflet explains the splenectomy operation and tells you what to expect when ... A splenectomy is an operation to remove the spleen. ...
http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/gosh_families/information_sheets/sp...

Splenectomy for adult patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic ...
Splenectomy for adult patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a systematic review to assess long-term platelet count responses, prediction of
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15217831...

Post-splenectomy syndrome: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Post-splenectomy syndrome is a group of symptoms and signs that frequently occur after surgical removal of the spleen (splenectomy). These include: ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001290.htm...

Clinical and Hematologic Benefits of Partial Splenectomy for ...
The use of total splenectomy for symptomatic children with congenital hemolytic anemias is restricted by concern of postsplenectomy sepsis. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1522140/...

Effect of splenectomy on HIV infection.
To examine the impact of splenectomy on the course of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related disease, and on the levels of T lymphocyte subpopulations.
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http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/102214606.html...

Near-Total Splenectomy
Total splenectomy is indicated for the management of patients with hereditary spherocytosis but may be complicated by severe infections and thromboembolic ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1356844/...

Gastric fistula following splenectomy: its cause and prevention.
Gastro-cutaneous fistula following splenectomy, a rare but serious occurrence, may result in death or prolonged disability. Six previous cases have been ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=13...

Role of splenectomy in gastric cancer surgery: adverse effect of ...
BACKGROUND: Splenectomy, and in some cases pancreatico splenectomy, has been advocated by surgeons in an effort to improve clearance of metastatic nodes to
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9249086...

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