Unusual inclusions in hemoglobin H disease post‐splenectomy
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DOI: 10.1002/ajh.25072
Abstract: A 62-year-old Turkish Cypriot man who was known to have hemoglobin H diseasewith the genotype– –/aa due to coinheritance of a thalassemia and a non-deletional mutation of the alpha2 globin gene, IVS-I donor site 5bp… read more here.
Keywords: hemoglobin disease; disease; post splenectomy; unusual inclusions ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the risk factors for venous thromboembolism post splenectomy – A ten year retrospective cohort study in St James’s hospital
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102381
Abstract: Background Splenectomy is a surgical intervention for a variety of indications; benign and malignant. Complications of this procedure include Venous thromboembolism (VTE) and infection. The incidence of VTE post-surgery has been reported between 0.8%–3% depending… read more here.
Keywords: vte; risk; study; post splenectomy ... See more keywords
The immunity features and defects against primary cytomegalovirus infection post-splenectomy indicate an immunocompromised status
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000017698
Abstract: Abstract Background: To evaluate if splenectomy results in severely impaired immune responses against primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection compared to the general immunocompetent population. Methods: We performed a systemic literature review to study CMV infections in… read more here.
Keywords: infection post; splenectomy; post splenectomy; primary cytomegalovirus ... See more keywords
Post-splenectomy sepsis: preventative strategies, challenges, and solutions
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DOI: 10.2147/idr.s179902
Abstract: Abstract Removal of the spleen had already been established as a routine technique to treat splenic trauma and other diseases affecting the spleen before the anatomy, physiology, and function of the spleen were known in… read more here.
Keywords: post splenectomy; sepsis; splenectomy sepsis; anatomy ... See more keywords