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8472144

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-17
pubmed:abstractText
Forty-seven patients who underwent splenectomy for splenomegaly > or = 1000 g were studied retrospectively. There were 29 men and 18 women of mean age 56 (range 19-87) years. Haematological malignancy was the most common disorder (42 patients). The main indications for splenectomy were cytopenia (20 patients), diagnosis (14), initial treatment of leukaemia (eight), pain (four) and spontaneous rupture (one). Thirteen patients underwent an associated surgical procedure. One patient died (mortality rate 2 per cent) and 12 (26 per cent) had postoperative complications. The advantages of splenectomy included histopathological diagnosis in 13 of 14 patients with splenomegaly of unknown origin, effective initial treatment in prolymphocytic and hairy cell leukaemia, definitive relief of pain in all affected patients, and long-term improvement of cytopenia in most.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0007-1323
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
334-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Splenectomy for splenomegaly exceeding 1000 grams: analysis of 47 patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Chirurgie Générale A, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Rennes, Hôpital Sud, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article