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Partial splenectomy in cystic fibrosis patients with hypersplenism
- Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- We report three cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with hypersplenism who underwent partial splenectomy. The postoperative course was uneventful in two patients; one patient developed a complication necessitating resection of the rest of the spleen. Haematological parameters improved and oesophageal varices regressed in all patients. On follow up, one patient showed a normal spleen, the other a normally functioning accessory spleen; the third patient again developed splenomegaly with hypersplenism. Partial splenectomy is a promising therapeutic option for CF patients with hypersplenism.
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....307e030a64b797681dfe0ab18c154729