The Effect of the Distal Splenorenal Shunt on Hypersplenism
- 1 May 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Annals of Surgery
- Vol. 185 (5) , 605-612
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000658-197705000-00014
Abstract
Twenty-four patients with leukopenia and/or thrombo-cytopenia improved these deficiencies after distal splenorenal shunts. The average white blood cell count for 23 neutropenic patients increased by an average 1000 cells/cu.mm p < .01. The average platelet count for 13 thrombocytopenic patients increased by more than 40,000, p < .02. Analysis of the data showed that patients older than 50 years, with a history of alcoholic liver disease and sinusoidal hyptetension greater than 15mm Hg were most likely to correct leukocyte and platelet defects after distal splenorenal shunts.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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