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ArticleSurgery today2010

Laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in a woman with situs inversus: Report of a Case.

Satoshi Yodonawa, Yukinobu Goto, Isao Ogawa, Susumu Yoshida, Hiromichi Itoh, Reiji Nozaki, Akinori Kato, Masahiko Takahashi

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Article in Surgery today, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Satoshi YodonawaDepartment of Surgery, Ibaraki Seinan Medical Center Hospital, 2190 Sakai-machi, Sashima-gun, Ibaraki, 306-0433, Japan.
Yukinobu Goto
Isao Ogawa
Susumu Yoshida
Hiromichi Itoh
Reiji Nozaki
Akinori Kato
Masahiko Takahashi
Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 51-year-old woman with previously diagnosed situs inversus (SI) totalis was admitted to our hospital with nasal bleeding. Blood tests showed severe thrombocytopenia, with a platelet count of 1.9 × 104/mm(3), and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) was diagnosed. She was refractory to medical treatment, so we performed laparoscopic splenectomy (LS). The mirrorimage anatomy made the procedure difficult for the right-handed surgeon, so we modified the technique to enable it to be performed via an anterior approach through the subxiphoid area using the right hand, with an ultrasonic dissecting device and an endostapling device. The operation was performed safely, the patient recovered uneventfully, and her platelet count normalized. To our knowledge, there has been no other report of LS in a patient with SI; however, it can be performed safely with careful management.

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FemaleHumansLaparoscopyMiddle AgedPurpura, Thrombocytopenic, IdiopathicSitus InversusSplenectomy

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PMID21110165
OpenAlexW2025191021

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