Outcomes of splenectomy in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID): a survey of 45 patients.

Outcomes of splenectomy in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID): a survey of 45 patients.

Splenectomy has been used in patients with common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVID), mainly in the context of refractory autoimmune cytopenia and suspected lymphoma, but there are understandable concerns about the potential of compounding an existing immunodeficiency. With increasing use of...

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Main Authors: Wong, G, Goldacker, S, Winterhalter, C, Grimbacher, B, Chapel, H, Lucas, M, Alecsandru, D, McEwen, D, Quinti, I, Martini, H, Milito, C, Schmidt, R, Ernst, D, Espanol, T, Vidaller, A, Carbone, J, Fernandez-Cruz, E, Lougaris, V, Plebani, A, Kutukculer, N, Gonzalez-Granado, L, Contreras, R, Kiani-Alikhan, S, Ibrahim, M, Litzman, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013

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