Therapeutic Splenectomy in Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in World Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 24 (1) , 92-94
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s002689910017
Abstract
The effects of splenectomy in 41 patients managed from 1982 to 1995 at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), India, were studied. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) was the main indication for therapeutic splenectomy among all the hematologic disorders. The mean age was 30 years (range 7–64), and the male to female ratio was 1.05:1. The mean platelet count in the preoperative period was 31,751/mm3 (range 4000–85,000). All patients presented with thrombocytopenia, i.e., platelet count of 3. In addition, 5 patients presented with anemia, i.e., Hb 3, age <50 years, no concomitant disease, and disease of shorter duration.Keywords
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