Subtotal splenectomy preserving the lower pole in rats: technical, morphological and functional aspects

PURPOSE: To assess the possibility of preserving the lower pole of the spleen, supplied by the inferior lobar vessels and segmental vessels, or by vessels of the gastrosplenic ligament, in subtotal splenectomy; to study the viability and function of the lower pole of the spleen. METHODS: Thirty-six...

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Main Authors: Paulo Danilo Nagib Salomão, Paulo Isabel Cristina Andreatta Lemos, Kalil Mitre, Vargas Paulo Merçon, Silva Alcino Lázaro da, Baptista João Florêncio de Abreu, Guerra Alvino Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2006-01-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502006000500010