Laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

DE Pace, PM Chiasson, CM Schlachta… - Surgical Endoscopy And …, 2003 - Springer
Background: Although the short-term benefits of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) have been
well documented, long-term follow-up data of patients who have undergone LS for ITP are …

Laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) A five-year experience

CJ Stanton - Surgical endoscopy, 1999 - Springer
Background: Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has rapidly become the preferred surgical
treatment for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), but its long-term efficacy for this …

Laparoscopic splenectomy for treatment of patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: comparison with open splenectomy

T Shimomatsuya, T Horiuchi - Surgical endoscopy, 1999 - Springer
Background: Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) is one of the advanced laparoscopic
procedures that benefit most from minimally invasive surgery. This study was undertaken to …

Laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

JM Wu, IR Lai, RH Yuan, SC Yu - The American journal of surgery, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has become the treatment of choice for
patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) who do not respond to medical …

Laparoscopic splenectomy for ITP: the gold standard

RL Friedman, MJ Fallas, BJ Carroll, JR Hiatt… - Surgical …, 1996 - Springer
Background: A comparison of safety, efficacy, and cost of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) vs
open splenectomy (OS) for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) was performed …

Laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: outcome and long-term results

L Bresler, A Guerci, L Brunaud, A Ayav… - World journal of …, 2002 - search.proquest.com
The technical feasibility of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has been recently established.
However, data regarding the efficacy of the procedure with long-term follow-up of patients …

Hematological long-term results of laparoscopic splenectomy for patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case control study

FJ Berends, N Schep, MA Cuesta, HJ Bonjer… - Surgical Endoscopy And …, 2004 - Springer
Background Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
appears, when compared to open splenectomy (OS), associated with immediate important …

Laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a 1-year follow-up study

G Meyer, MW Wichmann, HG Rau, E Hiller… - Surgical …, 1998 - Springer
Background: Laparoscopic splenectomy is a novel approach for the treatment of idiopathic
thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in patients requiring surgical intervention. This technique …

Chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a surgical disease

A Szold, H Kais, A Keidar, L Nadav, A Eldor… - Surgical Endoscopy And …, 2002 - Springer
Background: We designed a study to assess the safety and long-term efficacy of
laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) for the treatment of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic …

Laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

B Delaitre, E Blezel, G Samama, C Barrat… - Surgical Laparoscopy …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
We conducted a retrospective multicenter study by questionnaire to evaluate the results of
laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Between 1991 and …