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Super-Selective Partial Splenic Embolization for Hereditary Spherocytosis in Children: A Single-Center Retrospective Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 BackgroundHereditary spherocytosis (HS) is the most common hemolytic anemia due to erythrocyte membrane defects. Total splenectomy is the most effective treatment for moderate or severe HS. As a conservative alternative, partial splenic embolization (PSE)
Rui-jue Wang +4 more
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Quantitative splenic embolization possible: application of 8Spheres conformal microspheres in partial splenic embolization (PSE) [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2021 Background To investigate the safety and efficacy of 8Spheres in partial splenic embolization. To explore the possibility of accurate control of splenic embolic volume by quantifying the number of microspheres used during PSE.
Haohao Lu +3 more
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Efficacy and safety of heparin plus dexamethasone after partial splenic embolization for liver cirrhosis with massive splenomegaly [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2022 Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of the combination of low-molecular-weight heparin + dexamethasone after partial splenic embolization in cirrhotic patients with massive splenomegaly.
Haohao Lu +3 more
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Clinical Application of Partial Splenic Embolization [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 Partial splenic embolization (PSE) is one of the intra-arterial therapeutic approaches of diseases. With the development of interventional radiology, the applications of PSE in clinical practice are greatly extended, while various materials are developed
Yong-Song Guan, Ying Hu
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Partial splenic embolization for refractory thrombocytopenia
Clinics and Practice, 2011 When the platelet count falls below 20¥ 109/L, the risk of spontaneous life threatening hemorrhage is concerning for both physician and patient. When medical management fails, splenectomy is often used to manage the severe thrombocytopenia before ...
Irwin M. Best
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Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2023 Our case details a 60-year-old man with cirrhosis from hepatitis C referred to hematology for severe thrombocytopenia after right hemiglossectomy in the setting of squamous cell tongue cancer. Acute immune thrombocytopenia was diagnosed.
Abida Poovathukaran Babu +3 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2018 Background and aim of study: Spleen is the largest lymphoid organ on the human body, it has a very important immunological functions. Portal hypertension accompanied liver cirrhosis commonly leads to splenomegaly which may be complicated by hypersplenism.
Mohamed Fathy Dawoud +3 more
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Atraumatic Splenic Rupture due to Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia Treated with Partial Splenic Artery Embolization [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncology, 2022 Splenic rupture can be categorized into two groups: traumatic and atraumatic. Traumatic rupture is frequently associated with blunt abdominal trauma, while atraumatic splenic rupture (ASR) is more uncommon and has been associated with both benign and ...
Yunan Nie +5 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2017 Purpose: To identify predictive factors for platelets normalization and major complications associated with partial splenic embolization (PSE) in patients with chronic liver disease and hypersplenism.
Walid M. Hussein +4 more
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Partial splenic artery embolization in cirrhotic patients
World Journal of Radiology, 2014 Splenomegaly is a common sequela of cirrhosis, and is frequently associated with decreased hematologic indices including thrombocytopenia and leukopenia. Partial splenic artery embolization (PSE) has been demonstrated to effectively increase hematologic indices in cirrhotic patients with splenomegaly.
Tyson A. Hadduck
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