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Blood Res 2013; 48(4):

Published online December 31, 2013

https://doi.org/10.5045/br.2013.48.4.297

© The Korean Society of Hematology

Late but effective long-term response to splenectomy in the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia

Laura Scaramucci*, Marco Giovannini, Andrea Tendas, Pasquale Niscola, and Paolo de Fabritiis

Hematology Division, S. Eugenio Hospital, Rome, Italy.

Correspondence to : Laura Scaramucci. Hematology Division, S. Eugenio Hospital, Piazzale dell'Umanesimo 10, 00144, Rome, Italy. scaramucci.laura@gmail.com

Received: July 28, 2013; Revised: August 15, 2013; Accepted: November 21, 2013

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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  1. Provan, D, Stasi, R, Newland, AC, et al. International consensus report on the investigation and management of primary immune thrombocytopenia. Blood, 2010;115;168-186.
    Pubmed
  2. Ojima, H, Kato, T, Araki, K, et al. Factors predicting long-term responses to splenectomy in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. World J Surg, 2006;30;553-559.
    Pubmed
  3. Wang, M, Zhang, M, Zhou, J, et al. Predictive factors associated with long-term effects of laparoscopic splenectomy for chronic immune thrombocytopenia. Int J Hematol, 2013;97;610-616.
    Pubmed
  4. Boyle, S, White, RH, Brunson, A, Wun, T. Splenectomy and the incidence of venous thromboembolism and sepsis in patients with immune thrombocytopenia. Blood, 2013;121;4782-4790.
    Pubmed
  5. Stasi, R, Newland, A, Thornton, P, Pabinger, I. Should medical treatment options be exhausted before splenectomy is performed in adult ITP patients? A debate. Ann Hematol, 2010;89;1185-1195.
    Pubmed

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Letter to the Editor

Blood Res 2013; 48(4): 297-298

Published online December 31, 2013 https://doi.org/10.5045/br.2013.48.4.297

Copyright © The Korean Society of Hematology.

Late but effective long-term response to splenectomy in the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia

Laura Scaramucci*, Marco Giovannini, Andrea Tendas, Pasquale Niscola, and Paolo de Fabritiis

Hematology Division, S. Eugenio Hospital, Rome, Italy.

Correspondence to: Laura Scaramucci. Hematology Division, S. Eugenio Hospital, Piazzale dell'Umanesimo 10, 00144, Rome, Italy. scaramucci.laura@gmail.com

Received: July 28, 2013; Revised: August 15, 2013; Accepted: November 21, 2013

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    References

    1. Provan, D, Stasi, R, Newland, AC, et al. International consensus report on the investigation and management of primary immune thrombocytopenia. Blood, 2010;115;168-186.
      Pubmed
    2. Ojima, H, Kato, T, Araki, K, et al. Factors predicting long-term responses to splenectomy in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. World J Surg, 2006;30;553-559.
      Pubmed
    3. Wang, M, Zhang, M, Zhou, J, et al. Predictive factors associated with long-term effects of laparoscopic splenectomy for chronic immune thrombocytopenia. Int J Hematol, 2013;97;610-616.
      Pubmed
    4. Boyle, S, White, RH, Brunson, A, Wun, T. Splenectomy and the incidence of venous thromboembolism and sepsis in patients with immune thrombocytopenia. Blood, 2013;121;4782-4790.
      Pubmed
    5. Stasi, R, Newland, A, Thornton, P, Pabinger, I. Should medical treatment options be exhausted before splenectomy is performed in adult ITP patients? A debate. Ann Hematol, 2010;89;1185-1195.
      Pubmed
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