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Partial splenic embolization for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Twelve patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) who were resistant to conventional steroid therapy under went partial splenic embolization (PSE). PSE was effective for 7 out of 10 eligible cases. The reduction ratio of PAIgG was significantly higher in effective cases.
T, Hayashi +12 more
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Prospective randomized comparison of open versus laparoscopic management of splenic artery aneurysms: a 10-year study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The literature does not support the choice between open and laparoscopic management of splenic artery aneurysms (SAA). METHODS: We designed a prospective, randomized comparison between open and laparoscopic surgery for SAA.
A Pietrabissa +33 more
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Background Grey platelet syndrome (GPS) is a rare cause of mild-to-severe bleeding. Up till now, there has been no definite treatment for GPS. Case presentation We reported a case diagnosed as GPS and presented with menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, gingival ...
Mohamed M. A. Zaitoun +4 more
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Thrombocytopenia in pegylated interferon and ribavirin combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C [PDF]
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to examine the therapeutic effect and prognostic indicators of pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) combination therapy in thrombocytopenic patients with chronic hepatitis C, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related ...
Hirayuki Enomoto +11 more
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One year survival with poorly differentiated metastatic pancreatic carcinoma following chemoembolization with gemcitabine and cisplatin. [PDF]
While hepatic arterial chemoembolization is efficacious for a number of malignancies, there is scant data regarding treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Brown, Daniel B +4 more
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Aim Atraumatic splenic rupture is uncommon and life-threatening. It may be related to underlying pathology and be the initial manifestation of the condition. Vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (V-EDS) is a rare autosomal dominant collagen vascular disorder,
Keisha C. Kamalanathan +3 more
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Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: Diagnosis and treatment
Vascular endothelial growth factor‐C (VEGF‐C)/vascular endothelial growth factor receptor‐3 (VEGFR‐3) and angiopoietin‐2 (Ang‐2)/tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin‐like and EGF‐like domain 2 (TIE2) signaling pathways play an important role in lymphangiogenesis.
Yi Tian +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Hypersplenism (HS) is a disorder characterized by a triad of splenomegaly, peripheral cytopenia due to premature destruction of blood cells and normocellular bone marrow.
Kamel El-Reshaid +2 more
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Laparoscopy in liver transplantation: The future has arrived [PDF]
In the last two decades, laparoscopy has revolutionized the field of surgery. Many procedures previously performed with an open access are now routinely carried out with the laparoscopic approach.
Berloco, Pasquale Bartolomeo +9 more
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Portal hypertension, a critical complication in chronic liver disease, has long relied on invasive hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement for definitive diagnosis. This study establishes that multifrequency three‐dimensional magnetic resonance elastography (3D‐MRE) can noninvasively quantify portal pressure, with splenic stiffness and loss ...
Bai Du +6 more
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