A research team from Turkey has investigated the proficiency level reached in laparoscopic splenectomy using the learning curve method. They found that, unlike the widely accepted "L" shape, the ...

April 22, 2010 (Landover, Maryland) — New data presented here at the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons 12th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery suggest that, despite the ...

Aim: This study investigated the relationship between portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) and splenomegaly, and the effect of laparoscopic splenectomy on PHG in cirrhotic patients with portal ...

Antiviral treatment in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)- related low grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma: An update of a multicenter study No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Safety and efficacy of dasatinib in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors refractory to imatinib and sunitinib: A single arm, multicenters, phase 2 trial. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Spleen removal, or splenectomy, is a serious surgical procedure for patients who have experienced trauma, enlargement, certain blood issues, or a mass or growth on the spleen such as lymphoma or ...

Mumbai: A 31-year-old woman from Navi Mumbai suffering from intense abdominal pain, persistent nausea, abdominal swelling, and an inability to eat has made a full recovery after doctors successfully ...

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 ...