| Literature DB >> 566791 |
J T Zerella, L W Martin, B C Lampkin.
Abstract
Splenectomies were performed in 30 children out of a total of 183 with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Of these 30, ten splenectomies were performed on an emergency basis. Significant spontaneous gross hematuria, gastrointestinal bleeding or epistaxis appear to represent harbingers of intracranial hemorrhage and constitute indications for emergency splenectomy.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 566791 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(78)80394-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Surg ISSN: 0022-3468 Impact factor: 2.545