Clinical observation and risk assessment after splenectomy in hepatolenticular degeneration patients associated with hypersplenism

BackgroundBoth hepatolenticular degeneration (HLD) and viral hepatitis B (HBV) can cause hypersplenism, but whether splenectomy is needed or can be performed in HLD patients associated with hypersplenism is still controversial. At present, HLD combined with hypersplenism has not been listed as the i...

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Main Authors: Wanzong Zhang, Qingsheng Yu, Hui Peng, Zhou Zheng, Fuhai Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.972561/full