Splenectomy for hypersplenism with or without preoperative splenic artery embolisation

Abstract Background Although splenectomy is considered the preferred treatment for hypersplenism, intraoperative blood loss remains a common occurrence. We prospectively compared the perioperative and clinical outcome of splenic artery embolisation (SAE) before open splenectomy (OS) versus OS alone...

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Main Authors: Mohamed M. A. Zaitoun, Mohammad Abd Alkhalik Basha, Ahmed Raafat, Tamer Rushdy, Walid A. Mawla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:European Radiology Experimental
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41747-018-0053-6