Successful Splenectomy for Hypersplenism in Wilson's Disease: A Single Center Experience from China.

Splenomegaly and pancytopenia are common in Wilson's disease (WD) and splenectomy is one of the conventional treatments for splenomegaly and the associated pancytopenia. However, splenectomy remained controversial for hypersplenism in WD as it was reported that splenectomy leaded to serious emo...

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Main Authors: Liang-Yong Li, Wen-Ming Yang, Huai-Zhen Chen, Yun-Hu Wu, Xiang Fang, Jing Zhang, Zhen Wang, Yong-Sheng Han, Yu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124569