Portal Vein Thrombosis after Splenectomy in Thalassemic Patients
ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In transfusion dependent thalassemic patients, if their transfusion requirement increases over 20 ml/Kg of whole blood, splenectomy is indicated. Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is one of life threatening complications of splenectomy. Follow up of splenectomized patien...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Babol University of Medical Sciences
2013-03-01
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Series: | Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul |
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Online Access: | http://jbums.org/article-1-4356-en.html |