Is ITP really a desirable indication for teaching laparoscopic splenectomy? Cohort study
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Andrzej Budzyński; Dorota Radkowiak; Michał Wysocki; Piotr Major; Anna Lasek; Anna Zychowicz; Anna Zub-Pokrowiecka; Piotr Budzyński; Michał Pędziwiatr
- Source
- Acta Chirurgica Belgica. 119:376-383
- Subject
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Laparoscopic splenectomy
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
immune system diseases
hemic and lymphatic diseases
Humans
Medicine
In patient
Aged
Retrospective Studies
Aged, 80 and over
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic
business.industry
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Hematologic Diseases
Thrombocytopenic purpura
Surgery
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Splenectomy
Laparoscopy
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
business
Cohort study
- Language
- ISSN
- 0001-5458
Background: We aimed to evaluate the outcomes of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) compared with operated for other indications.Methods: R...