Splenectomy in childhood: a review of 1413 cases

J Pediatr Surg. 1972 Aug-Sep;7(4):382-8. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(72)90006-1.
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MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital / mortality
  • Blood Coagulation Disorders / etiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Electronic Data Processing
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hematologic Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infections / epidemiology
  • Infections / mortality
  • Male
  • Methods
  • Spleen / abnormalities
  • Splenectomy / adverse effects*
  • Splenectomy / mortality
  • Thalassemia / mortality
  • Thrombocytopenia / mortality
  • United States