Intentional Modulation of Portal Venous Pressure by Splenectomy Saves the Patient with Liver Failure and Portal Hypertension After Major Hepatectomy: Is Delayed Splenectomy an Acceptable Therapeutic Option for Secondary Portal Hypertension?

Yuichi Takamatsu; Tomohide Hori; Takafumi Machimoto; Toshiyuki Hata; Yoshio Kadokawa; Tatsuo Ito; Shigeru Kato; Daiki Yasukawa; Yuki Aisu; Yusuke Kimura; Taku Kitano; Tsunehiro Yoshimura

doi:10.12659/AJCR.907178

07 February 2018 : Case report Japan

Intentional Modulation of Portal Venous Pressure by Splenectomy Saves the Patient with Liver Failure and Portal Hypertension After Major Hepatectomy: Is Delayed Splenectomy an Acceptable Therapeutic Option for Secondary Portal Hypertension?

Unusual clinical course, Unusual setting of medical care

Yuichi Takamatsu^1B, Tomohide Hori^1ABCDEF*, Takafumi Machimoto^1F, Toshiyuki Hata^1BDF, Yoshio Kadokawa^1F, Tatsuo Ito^1F, Shigeru Kato^1F, Daiki Yasukawa^1F, Yuki Aisu^1F, Yusuke Kimura^1F, Taku Kitano^1F, Tsunehiro Yoshimura^1F

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.907178

Am J Case Rep 2018; 19:137-144

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