Open AccessSafety and effectiveness of total splenic vessel ligations in paediatric patients with splenomegaly
Author(s) -
Zhen Chen,
Li Ma,
Jinshan Zhang,
Guoliang Qiao,
Wang Chen,
Zhen Zhang,
Liu Shuili,
Jun Zhang,
Kaoping Guan,
Long Li
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.186689
Subject(s) - medicine , splenic artery , surgery , splenic infarction , white blood cell , vein , retrospective cohort study , splenic vein , spleen , portal hypertension , cirrhosis
Splenomegaly may contribute to hypersplenism and can result in thrombocytopenia. Many approaches are used to treat splenomegaly; however, the current management of splenomegaly has intrinsic limitations or disadvantages. Now, we initiate a new approach, that of total splenic vessel (artery and vein) ligations (TSVLs) in paediatric patients with splenomegaly. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the results obtained with TVSLs procedure for paediatric patients.