RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Splenunculectomy in thrombocytopenic purpura.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 192
OP 194
DO 10.1136/adc.61.2.192
VO 61
IS 2
A1 M M Reid
A1 P W Saunders
A1 J D Fenwick
A1 W Walker
YR 1986
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/61/2/192.abstract
AB In six patients with thrombocytopenic purpura not cured by splenectomy platelets fell to less than 150 X 10(9)/l within six weeks of splenectomy. They 'failed to respond'. Two underwent splenunculectomy without improvement. Splenuculectomy offered little chance of improvement to published cases who failed to respond but may well be helpful after true relapse.