Accessory Splenectomy in the Management of Recurrent Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-1998
Description
Although splenectomy for chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is successful in the majority of patients, recurrence of thrombocytopenia may occur in association with a functional accessory spleen, sometimes years after operation. Identification and resection of the accessory spleen under these circumstances may result in a sustained remission. We describe a case of recurrent thrombocytopenia associated with an accessory spleen occurring 5 years after splenectomy in a young woman with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Accessory splenectomy was successful in producing a sustained remission.
Citation Information
Walters, David N.; Roberts, Jerry L.; and Votaw, May. 1998. Accessory Splenectomy in the Management of Recurrent Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura. American Surgeon. Vol.64(11). 1077-1078. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9798773/ PMID: 9798773 ISSN: 0003-1348