Open AccessMassive Splenomegaly Is Associated With Significant Morbidity After Laparoscopic Splenectomy
Author(s) -
Ameet G. Patel,
Jane E. Parker,
Ben Wallwork,
Keith B Kau,
Nora Donaldson,
Michael Rhodes,
Nicholas O’Rourke,
L. K. Nathanson,
George Fielding
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000080826.97026.d8
Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , perioperative , surgery , mortality rate , laparoscopy , spleen
To evaluate the impact of spleen weight on operative and clinical outcome in a series of 108 consecutive laparoscopic splenectomies.