Is ITP really a desirable indication for teaching laparoscopic splenectomy? Cohort study.

CONCLUSIONS: ITP may be a preferred indication for surgeons training for LS. Patients' characteristics and intraoperative factors allow an expectation for a relatively easy and hassle-free operation in those patients.
PMID: 30624145 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - January 11, 2019 Category: Surgery Tags: Acta Chir Belg Source Type: research