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Journal of Epidemiology, 2015 Objectives: Little is known about the risk of pyogenic liver abscess in patients with splenectomy. We explored the relationship between splenectomy and pyogenic liver abscess in Taiwan.
Shih-Wei Lai +3 more
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Recommendations regarding splenectomy in hereditary hemolytic anemias
Haematologica, 2017 Hereditary hemolytic anemias are a group of disorders with a variety of causes, including red cell membrane defects, red blood cell enzyme disorders, congenital dyserythropoietic anemias, thalassemia syndromes and hemoglobinopathies. As damaged red blood
Achille Iolascon +21 more
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BACTERIAL INFECTIONS FOLLOWING SPLENECTOMY FOR MALIGNANT AND NONMALIGNANT HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES
Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2015 Splenectomy, while often necessary in otherwise healthy patients after major trauma, find its primary indication for patients with an underlying malignant or nonmalignant hematologic diseases.
Giuseppe Leone, Eligio Pizzigallo
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American journal of hematology/oncology, 2021 Although splenectomy is still considered the most effective curative treatment for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), its use has significantly declined in the last decade, especially since the approval of thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO‐RAs). The main
Arthur Mageau +19 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 53-62, January 2023., 2023 To compare the survival outcomes of laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) with those of open total gastrectomy (OTG), 580 patients were enrolled and 1:1 propensity score matching was implemented to reduce selection bias. Five‐year overall survival was better in the LTG group, and there was no significant difference in overall survival according to ...
Takahiro Kinoshita +3 more
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Post-splenectomy Sepsis: A Review of the Literature
Cureus, 2020 The spleen is an intraperitoneal organ that performs vital hematological and immunological functions. It maintains both innate and adaptive immunity and protects the body from microbial infections.
Faryal Tahir, J. Ahmed, Farheen Malik
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Cost‐effectiveness of second‐line therapies in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia
American Journal of Hematology, Volume 98, Issue 1, Page 122-130, January 2023., 2023 Abstract Major options for second‐line therapy in adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) include splenectomy, rituximab, and thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TRAs). The American Society of Hematology guidelines recommend rituximab over splenectomy, TRAs over rituximab, and splenectomy or TRAs while noting a lack of evidence on the cost ...
George Goshua +5 more
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Cancer Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 24, Page 4880-4888, December 2022., 2022 Kaplan–Meier analysis demonstrated that patients with splenomegaly had worse OS than those without splenomegaly. Abstract Background & aims Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) play an increasingly important role in the treatment of primary liver cancer (PLC). Some patients with PLC experience symptoms of splenomegaly.
Lu‐Shan Xiao +9 more
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American journal of hematology/oncology, 2020 The role of spleen size and splenectomy for the prediction of post‐allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo‐HCT) outcome in myelofibrosis remains under debate.
N. Polverelli +28 more
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CD11b+CD43hiLy6Clo splenocyte‐derived macrophages exacerbate liver fibrosis via spleen–liver axis
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 A population of splenic monocytes migrate into the liver and shift to macrophages, which account for the exacerbation of liver fibrosis. Abstract Background and Aims Monocyte‐derived macrophages (MoMFs), a dominant population of hepatic macrophages under inflammation, play a crucial role in liver fibrosis progression.
Shaoying Zhang +18 more
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