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Diagnosis of hypersplenism with the epinephrine stimulation test

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2012
PRINCIPLES: Hypersplenism can be defined by thrombocytopenia and/or neutropenia resulting from blood cell sequestration in an enlarged spleen. In multimorbid patients the differential diagnosis of cytopenia is challenging and currently there is no ...
B Misselwitz, EB Bachli, P Kaiser, JS Goede   +3 more
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Mast cell leukemia with prolonged survival on PKC412/midostaurin [PDF]

, 2014
Mast cell leukemia (MCL) is a rare and aggressive form of systemic mastocytosis. There are approximately 50 reported cases since 1950s. MCL is refractory to cytoreduction chemotherapy and the average survival is only six months. We report a MCL case in a
Frater, John L, Hassan, Anjum, Kreisel, Friederike H, Xu, Xiangdong   +3 more
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Splenic Arterial Embolization for Trauma and Beyond: A Case Series

Vascular Specialist International
Splenic artery embolization plays an important role in the management of various medical and surgical conditions that are non-traumatic in etiology, in addition to its well-established and widely discussed role in managing splenic trauma. In nontraumatic
Chun Hin Choy, Yat Sing Lee, Pui Lam Cheung, Cheuk Him Ho, Jimmy Chi Wai Siu   +4 more
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Activation of MEK‐ERK‐c‐MYC signaling pathway promotes splenic M2-like macrophage polarization to inhibit PHcH-liver cirrhosis

Frontiers in Immunology
IntroductionPortal hypertension combined with hypersplenism (PHcH) is the main cause of hypocytosis and esophagogastric variceal hemorrhage in patients with liver cirrhosis.
Wang Guihu, Wang Guihu, Dong Wei, Dong Wei, Zhang Hailong, Zhang Hailong, Zhang Chongyu, Zhang Chongyu, Sun Jin, Sun Jin, Zhu Mengchen, Zhu Mengchen, Zhang Jian, Zhang Jian, Zhou Rui, Zhou Rui, Ren Song, Ren Song, Zhang Chen, Zhang Chen, Liu Xi, Liu Xi, Li Zongfang, Li Zongfang, Jiang An, Jiang An, Jiang An   +26 more
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Non-Hypersplenism Causes of Peripheral Cytopenias in Patients with Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension: A Review

, 2016
Hypersplenism and non-hypersplenism factors, either alone or in combination, can cause peripheral cytopenias in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension. Although non-hypersplenism factors account for only a small proportion of patients, they do exist.
Y. Lv, W. Lau, Jie Deng, Yejuan Li, Yonghong Dong   +4 more
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Nonsurgical Approaches for Managing Hypersplenism in Thalassemia

Journal of Applied Hematology
Hypersplenism is a common manifestation of transfusion-dependent thalassemia. It results from extramedullary hematopoiesis and ineffective erythropoiesis.
Abdullah Talal Almohammadi
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Hypersplenism.

Journal of the Philippine Medical Association, 2004
G L, REYES, A E, JOSE
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Partial Splenic Embolization Using n-Butyl Cyanoacrylate Glue: A Technical Overview

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology
Partial splenic embolization (PSE) is a minimally invasive alternative to splenectomy for conditions such as hypersplenism, portal hypertension, and splenic artery steal syndrome.
Kausthubh Hegde, Sanjeeva P. Kalva, Vincent Wu, Patrick D. Sutphin   +3 more
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Partial splenic embolization in beta-thalassemia major. A case report

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2000
Partial splenic arterial embolization was performed in a thalassemic child for hypersplenism manifested by splenomegaly, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and anemia requiring frequent erythrocyte transfusion.
A Meral, B Sevinir, Y Sadikoğlu, E Nacarküçük, U Günay   +4 more
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Surgical complications in human orthotopic liver transplantation. [PDF]

, 1987
Between March 1, 1980 and December 31, 1984, 393 orthotopic liver transplantations (OLT) were performed in 313 consecutive recipients. Technical complications were responsible for a substantial morbidity (41/393 allograft loss--10.4%) and mortality (26 ...
Gordon, RD, Iwatsuki, S, Lerut, J, Starzl, TE   +3 more
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