Splenectomy in ITP: we keep removing a healthy functional organ

Ann Hematol. 2016 Oct;95(11):1911-2. doi: 10.1007/s00277-016-2778-8. Epub 2016 Aug 31.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Drug Resistance
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / drug therapy
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / surgery*
  • Receptors, Thrombopoietin / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Rituximab / therapeutic use
  • Splenectomy*
  • Unnecessary Procedures*

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Receptors, Thrombopoietin
  • MPL protein, human
  • Rituximab