Laparoscopic splenectomy is a better treatment for adult ITP than steroids — it should be used earlier in patient management. Conclusions of a ten-year follow-up study
- 1 February 2007
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The Surgeon
- Vol. 5 (1) , 3-8
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1479-666x(07)80105-3
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