Subtotal and total splenectomy for hereditary pyropoikilocytosis: Benefits and outcomes

Am J Hematol. 2018 Oct;93(10):E340-E342. doi: 10.1002/ajh.25223. Epub 2018 Sep 26.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Blood Transfusion
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Elliptocytosis, Hereditary / blood
  • Elliptocytosis, Hereditary / physiopathology
  • Elliptocytosis, Hereditary / surgery*
  • Ferritins / blood
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hemoglobins / analysis
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Organ Size
  • Platelet Count
  • Reoperation
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Spleen / physiopathology
  • Splenectomy / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Hemoglobins
  • Ferritins

Supplementary concepts

  • Pyropoikilocytosis, Hereditary