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Giant right ventricular outflow tract thrombus in hereditary spherocytosis: a case report

BACKGROUND: In hereditary spherocytosis with severe anemia, splenectomy is a recommended treatment. However, the spleen carries an important role both in immune function and coagulation. The increased risk of bacterial infections associated with splenectomy is well known. Recently, hypercoagulation...

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Autores principales: Davidsen, Cedric, Larsen, Terje Hjalmar, Gerdts, Eva, Lønnebakken, Mai Tone
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4845368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27118929
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12959-016-0083-3