Splenectomy Improves Hemostatic and Liver Functions in Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis Mansoni.

Splenectomy Improves Hemostatic and Liver Functions in Hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis Mansoni.

Schistosomiasis mansoni is a chronic liver disease, in which some patients (5-10%) progress to the most severe form, hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. This form is associated with portal hypertension and splenomegaly, and often episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding, even with liver function preserved....

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Main Authors: Luiz Arthur Calheiros Leite, Adenor Almeida Pimenta Filho, Rita de Cássia dos Santos Ferreira, Caíque Silveira Martins da Fonseca, Bianka Santana dos Santos, Silvia Maria Lucena Montenegro, Edmundo Pessoa de Almeida Lopes, Ana Lúcia Coutinho Domingues, James Stuart Owen, Vera Lucia de Menezes Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4534302?pdf=render

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