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Abstract
Splenectomy is frequently performed in children for various hematologic and autoimmune diseases. Advanced laparoscopic techniques have now been adapted to the pediatric patient making laparoscopic splenectomy an effective and desirable technique. This article reviews the indications for splenectomy, the selection criteria for the laparoscopic approach, and the technique of laparoscopic splenectomy in children. A review of surgical results is included. Copyright 1998 W.B. Saunders Company.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9516556 DOI: 10.1177/155335069800500105
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Laparosc Surg ISSN: 1071-5517