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Hybrid Surgical Management for Massive Splenomegaly in a Septuagenarian for Chronic Myelofibrosis.
- Source :
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American Surgeon . Apr2020, Vol. 86 Issue 4, pe175-e176. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The article present a case study of a 78-year-old farmer with a past medical history of stage IV metastatic melanoma on second-line chemotherapy. It mentions a computed tomography scan revealed massive splenomegaly, which on physical examination was palpable and visible on the left abdomen; and also mentions the e patient's postoperative course was complicated by accumulations of hemorrhagic ascites requiring percutaneous drainage.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00031348
- Volume :
- 86
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Surgeon
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 143053555
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000313482008600403