Comparison of Need of Transfusion and Adverse Effects before and after Splenectomy in Beta-Thalassemic Patients

Comparison of Need of Transfusion and Adverse Effects before and after Splenectomy in Beta-Thalassemic Patients

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Thalassemia is the most common hereditary disease. Hypersplenism and splenomegaly occur in thalassemic patients due to the hereditary defect in globin chain of hemoglobin molecule and extramedullary hematopoiesis that results in more destruction in red blood cells. Therefor...

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Main Authors: AA Darzi, A Tamaddoni, MS Ramezani, L Ramezani, F Gharghabi, N Soleymanpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2012-07-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul
Subjects:
thalassemia major
thalassemia intermediate
splenectomy
blood transfusion
portal vein
Online Access:http://jbums.org/article-1-4148-en.html

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