The role of laparoscopy in the identification and management of missing accessory spleens after primary splenectomy: A case report and literature review

We present a 7-year-old boy with recurrent thrombocytopenia after primary laparoscopic splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Imaging modalities (ultrasound, computed tomography scan, and scintigraphy) revealed two accessory spleens while the subsequent second laparoscopy revealed 11, which...

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Autores principales: Vaos, George, Mantadakis, Elpis, Gardikis, Stefanos, Pitiakoudis, Michael
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4980885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27695216
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9261.186554
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author Vaos, George
Mantadakis, Elpis
Gardikis, Stefanos
Pitiakoudis, Michael
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description We present a 7-year-old boy with recurrent thrombocytopenia after primary laparoscopic splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Imaging modalities (ultrasound, computed tomography scan, and scintigraphy) revealed two accessory spleens while the subsequent second laparoscopy revealed 11, which were successfully removed. The relevant medical literature is reviewed, and the value of laparoscopy for chronic ITP is highlighted.
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spelling pubmed-49808852016-10-01 The role of laparoscopy in the identification and management of missing accessory spleens after primary splenectomy: A case report and literature review Vaos, George Mantadakis, Elpis Gardikis, Stefanos Pitiakoudis, Michael J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg Case Report We present a 7-year-old boy with recurrent thrombocytopenia after primary laparoscopic splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Imaging modalities (ultrasound, computed tomography scan, and scintigraphy) revealed two accessory spleens while the subsequent second laparoscopy revealed 11, which were successfully removed. The relevant medical literature is reviewed, and the value of laparoscopy for chronic ITP is highlighted. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4980885/ /pubmed/27695216 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9261.186554 Text en Copyright: © 2016 Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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title The role of laparoscopy in the identification and management of missing accessory spleens after primary splenectomy: A case report and literature review
title_full The role of laparoscopy in the identification and management of missing accessory spleens after primary splenectomy: A case report and literature review
title_fullStr The role of laparoscopy in the identification and management of missing accessory spleens after primary splenectomy: A case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed The role of laparoscopy in the identification and management of missing accessory spleens after primary splenectomy: A case report and literature review
title_short The role of laparoscopy in the identification and management of missing accessory spleens after primary splenectomy: A case report and literature review
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