Change in platelet count in patients with hypersplenism subjected to liver transplantation

CONTEXT: Most patients subjected to liver transplantation presents hypersplenism, which is reversed after the operation. However, some patients remain with moderate to intense hypersplenism. OBJECTIVES: To study the effect of liver transplantation on platelet count in patients with hypersplenism. ME...

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Main Authors: Júlio Cezar Uili Coelho, Priscilla Balbinot, Rodrigo Nitsche, Kátia Aparecida Pinto, Mônica Beatriz Parolin, Cláudia Alexandra Pontes Ivantes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2011-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032011000300004&lng=en&tlng=en