Splenectomy

"Splenectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Surgical procedure involving either partial or entire removal of the spleen.

Descriptor ID	D013156
MeSH Number(s)	E04.726
Concept/Terms	Splenectomy Splenectomy Splenectomies

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Splenectomy [E04.726]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2009	1	1	2
2010	0	1	1
2012	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1

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Bram R, Bram J, Beaman A, Lee A, Lu M, Yheulon C, Tabak B, Woo R. High Rates of Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism After Elective Laparoscopic Splenectomy Suggest Need for Perioperative Prophylaxis. J Surg Res. 2023 09; 289:135-140.

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Driss A, Wilson NO, Mason K, Hyacinth HI, Hibbert JM, Serjeant GR, Stiles JK. Elevated IL-1a and CXCL10 serum levels occur in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease and a history of acute splenic sequestration. Dis Markers. 2012; 32(5):295-300.

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Brown JD, Kwee S. Pararenal splenosis encountered during the evaluation of a suspected pheochromocytoma. Am J Med Sci. 2010 Nov; 340(5):424-6.

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Madan J, Mandal AK. Idiopathic splenic arteriolar hyalinosis. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2009 Jul-Sep; 52(3):448-50.

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Abdullah F, Zhang Y, Camp M, Rossberg MI, Bathurst MA, Colombani PM, Casella JF, Nabaweesi R, Chang DC. Splenectomy in hereditary spherocytosis: Review of 1,657 patients and application of the pediatric quality indicators. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 Jul; 52(7):834-7.

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Todd SR, Arthur M, Newgard C, Hedges JR, Mullins RJ. Hospital factors associated with splenectomy for splenic injury: a national perspective. J Trauma. 2004 Nov; 57(5):1065-71.

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Orudzhev AG, Guseinova EE, Khalilova IS, Dzhavadov SA. [Assessment of endogenous intoxication and thrombocyte functions in beta-thalassemia]. Klin Lab Diagn. 2003 Mar; (3):39-41.

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Aikawa M, Brown A, Smith CD, Tegoshi T, Howard RJ, Hasler TH, Ito Y, Perry G, Collins WE, Webster K. A primate model for human cerebral malaria: Plasmodium coatneyi-infected rhesus monkeys. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1992 Apr; 46(4):391-7.

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Toussaint RM, Callender CO, Dunston GM, Flores J, Walters CS, John D, Yeager C, Bond O, Thompson C, Gear JC. Prednisone used as treatment for rejection correlates with poor outcome. Transplant Proc. 1989 Feb; 21(1 Pt 2):1712-5.

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Hoekstra JW, Dronen SC, Hedges JR. Effects of splenectomy on hemodynamic performance in fixed volume canine hemorrhagic shock. Circ Shock. 1988 Jun; 25(2):95-101.

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