Long-term Relapse-free Rurvival Rate and Predictive Factors of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Adults Undergoing Splenectomy

Long-term Relapse-free Rurvival Rate and Predictive Factors of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Adults Undergoing Splenectomy

Background: Our aim is to identify the long-term relapse-free rate and predictive factors of response to splenectomy in adults with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Methods: Between 1999 and 2005, 54 patients of ITP, who underwent splenectomy in Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwa...

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Main Authors: Erh-Hao Liu, Chakravarty K Dilip, Ta-Sen Yeh, Jin-Hou Wu, Yi-Yin Jan, Miin-Fu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-02-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
Subjects:
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
long-term relapse-free rate
platelet count
splenectomy
Online Access:http://www.biomedj.org/article.asp?issn=2319-4170;year=2013;volume=36;issue=1;spage=23;epage=27;aulast=Liu

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