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Post-splenectomy Sepsis: A Review of the Literature
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. The removal of the spleen as a treatment method was initiated from the early 1500s for traumatic injur...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7059871/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32195065 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6898 |