Impact of splenectomy in patients with liver cirrhosis: Results from 18 patients in a single center experience.

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Published in Hepatol Res on September 01, 2010

Authors

Satoru Imura1, Mitsuo Shimada, Tohru Utsunomiya, Yuji Morine, Tetsuya Ikemoto, Hiroki Mori, Jun Hanaoka, Shuichi Iwahashi, Yu Saito, Hisami Yamanaka-Okumura, Eiji Takeda

Author Affiliations

1: Departments of Surgery, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan.

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