THIS communication presents the results of splenectomy performed in patients with various blood dyscrasias who have been followed in the Blood Clinic of the New England Medical Center during the past ...

Preliminary safety data from a randomized trial of perioperative epirubicin, cisplatin plus capecitabine (ECX) with or without bevacizumab (B) in patients (pts) with gastric or oesophagogastric ...

—Before making a decision about splenectomy, get a thorough hematopathology review of available diagnostic material—and advice from a lymphoma specialist. Reviewed by Chaitra Ujjani, MD, Associate ...

THE exact role of the spleen in preventing or suppressing bacterial infections in human beings is unknown. The spleen, an important part of the reticuloendothelial system, acts as a filter for ...

Splenectomy may be indicated in the management of selected patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but in most of the cases, this procedure is accompanied by a high morbidity and mortality, ...

Patient A, a 68-year-old male with stage IV mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and splenic involvement, underwent an autologous peripheral blood HSCT following myeloablative total body radiation (1200 cGy ...

Ammon News - Medical teams at the Jordanian Field Hospital in southern Gaza (Gaza/8) successfully performed a complex ...

Hyderabad: The Thalassemia Sickle Cell Society (TSCS) extended its appreciation to Gandhi Hospital for its support to thalassemia children by offering splenectomy medical services. On the occasion of ...

Searches around Florida’s controversial “free kill” law began trending after Florida surgeon Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky allegedly removed a patient’s liver instead of their spleen during a hand-assisted ...