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Review

Splenomegaly and splenectomy

Shahina Daar, Ali Taher
Perla Eleftheriou, John Porter
, editors.
Maria Domenica Cappellini  1 , Dimitrios Farmakis  2 , John Porter  3 , Ali Taher  4
, editors.
In: 2021 Guidelines: For the Management of Transfusion Dependent Thalassaemia (TDT) [Internet]. 4th edition. Nicosia (Cyprus): Thalassaemia International Federation; 2023. CHAPTER 12.
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Review

Splenomegaly and splenectomy

Shahina Daar et al.
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