Splenectomy Pages on BioPortfolio:

BioPortfolio - Splenectomy
A splenectomy is a procedure that involves the removal of the spleen by operative means. (From the Wikpedia article Splenectomy.) ...
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BioPortfolio - Amgen - New Study Shows Nplate(R) Significantly ...
Nplate(R) Significantly Reduces Splenectomy Rate and Treatment Failure in Patients With. Chronic ITP. Sunday, June 07, 2009 3:44 AM . ...
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BioPortfolio News: Amgen - New Study Shows Nplate(R) Significantly...
7 Jun 2009 ... New Study Shows Nplate(R) Significantly Reduces Splenectomy Rate and Treatment Failure in Patients With Chronic ITP ...
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BioPortfolio - Esophageal And Gastric Varices - InDepth
A 50-year-old man, who underwent splenectomy after trauma 23 years...19th September, 2009. - Hepatology. 2009 Sep;50(3):674-7. (DOI Direct Link) ...
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BioPortfolio - Hypersplenism
Impact of Antithrombin III Concentrates on Portal Vein Thrombosis After Splenectomy in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis and Hypersplenism. ...
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BioPortfolio - Hemoglobin Sc Disease - InDepth
Splenectomy indications and outcome were evaluated in 124 adults ... Acute splenic complications and implications of splenectomy in hemoglobin SC disease.
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BioPortfolio - J & S Medical Associates - Profile
Effectiveness and safety of splenectomy for gastric carcinoma: A meta-analysis. AIM: To evaluate the impact of splenectomy on long-term survival,...13th ...
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BioPortfolio - Pasteurella Infections - InDepth
[Overwhelming postsplenectomy infection 22 years after splenectomy]. A 25-year- old man undergoing splenectomy at 3 years of age to treat...21st August, 2009
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http://www.bioportfolio.com/indepth/Pasteurella_Infections.p...

BioPortfolio - Splenosis - InDepth
Traumatic rupture of splenic tissue 13 years after splenectomy. A case report. After splenectomy, two types of splenic tissue can remain in the human...23rd
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BioPortfolio - Hematologic Diseases - InDepth
Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has become the standard approach to...23rd September, 2009 ... [Laparoscopic splenectomy: Indications, techniques, outcomes
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Results from other life science and pharmaceutical sites:

Splenectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As splenectomy causes an increased risk of overwhelming sepsis due to encapsulated organisms (such as S. pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae) the
patient ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenectomy...

Spleen removal: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Spleen removal (splenectomy) is surgery to remove a diseased or damaged spleen. ... 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...

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/...

Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection - Wikipedia, the free ...
An overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) is a rare but rapidly fatal infection occurring in individuals following removal of the spleen. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overwhelming_post-splenectomy_i...

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/...

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...

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...

Vaccinations and Antibiotic Treatment Post Splenectomy
7 May 2004 ... In a splenectomized adult, what are the appropriate vaccinations and frequency of vaccination? Also, should antibiotics be given to the ...
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/474926...

Splenectomy for hematological disorders -- Surgical Treatment ...
The operation performed most often on the spleen for hematological disorders is splenectomy. Only in some indications such as Gaucher's disease has partial ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=surg&part...

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