Erschienen in:
01.10.2005 | Letter to the Editor
The author replies
verfasst von:
A. Pietrabissa
Erschienen in:
Surgical Endoscopy
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Ausgabe 10/2005
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Excerpt
Thank you for the opportunity to reply to the
letter of Novitsky et al. Although it has not yet received as much attention as infectious complications, thromboembolic events tend to occur in a significant percentage of splenectomized patients and is an underestimated cause of severe complications. Among these, portal vein thrombosis is potentially life-threatening, and the role of prophylactic measures is a major issue that has yet to be addressed. …