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Case Reports
. 1978 Apr;13(2):137-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(78)80006-2.

Alternatives to total splenectomy: two case reports

J T Benjamin, D M Komp, A Shaw, C W McMillan
Case Reports

Alternatives to total splenectomy: two case reports

J T Benjamin et al. J Pediatr Surg. 1978 Apr.

Abstract

Postsplenectomy sepsis is a serious problem with high morbidity and high mortality. Surgical alternatives to total splenectomy are being sought. This paper describes two cases where, after splenectomy, some splenic tissue was either reimplanted or was left in situ and remains functional.

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