Single-port laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

Laparoscopic splenectomy has been performed with an average of 4 trocars since the early 1990s, and it has become the gold standard for elective splenectomy. Recently, single-port laparoscopic (SPL) surgery has emerged as an alternative to multiport laparoscopy, but SPL splenectomy in a patient with...

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Main Authors: Taher, Rafat, Tawfeeq, Mansour
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3221142/