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Splenectomy

Known as: Splenectomies, Splenectomy NOS, excision of the spleen 
Surgical procedure involving either partial or entire removal of the spleen.
National Institutes of Health

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Abdominal CavityEducational aspectsSpleenlegislation & jurisprudence

Broader (1)

Excision

Narrower (2)

Partial splenectomyTotal excision of spleen NOS (procedure)

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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Splenectomy for Felty's syndrome. Clinicopathological study of 27 patients.
The major clinical and pathological features and the long-term follow-up of 27 patients with Felty's syndrome who were treated… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Incidental Splenectomy: A Review of the Literature and the New York Hospital Experience
981 consecutive splenectomies at The New York Hospital were reviewed. 18.9% were removed incidental to some other procedure… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Chronic Granulocytic Leukaemia: Effect of Elective Splenectomy on the Course of Disease
Conventional treatment by drugs or irradiation produces little prolongation of life in patients with chronic granulocytic… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Regulation of homocytotropic antibody formation in the rat. 3. Effect of thymectomy and splenectomy.
An antigen-specific subcellular component, possibly from thymus derived (T) cells that regulate homocytotropic antibody (HTA… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
A critique of the value of laparotomy and splenectomy in the evaluation of patients with Hodgkin's disease.
Summary The use of exploratory laparotomy and splenectomy has been widely adopted for the evaluation and staging of patients with… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Long-term platelet support of patients with aplastic anemia. Effect of splenectomy and steroid therapy.
Abstract Long-term platelet transfusion support was studied in seven patients with aplastic anemia. All patients became… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Diagnostic laparotomy and splenectomy for staging Hodgkin's disease.
Abstract Diagnostic laparotomies and splenectomies were performed on 12 patients to determine more accurately the extent of… 
Review
1956
Review
1956
Splenectomy in infancy and childhood; the question of overwhelming infection following operation.
The recent report by King and Shumacker, 1 reviewing the incidence of infections after splenectomy, suggests that this common… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
The Incidence and Significance of Iron-containing Granules in Human Erythrocytes and their Precursors
The iron in haemoglobin cannot normally be detected in the erythrocytes of healthy human adults by means of a staining technique… 
Highly Cited
1950
Highly Cited
1950
Splenectomy in blood dyscrasias.
THIS communication presents the results of splenectomy performed in patients with various blood dyscrasias who have been followed… 
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