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dc.contributor.author | Toghill, P. J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Muller, Andre F. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-05T14:33:48Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-12-05T14:33:48Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1994 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Maltese Medical Journal. 1994, Vol. 6(1), p. 49-52 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/629 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The hazards of living without a spleen were recognised by the paediatricians in the early 1960’s when they focussed attention on the syndrome of fulminant sepsis, often due to pneumococcal infection, occurring in young children within the first two years of splenectomy. The danger of post-splenectomy sepsis (PSS) extends into adult life and splenectomised patients remain at risk 10, 20 and even 30 years after the operation. Problems following splenectomy may just be the tip of the iceberg. It is clear that many other diseases are associated with impaired splenic function in the presence of intact spleens. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Maltese Medical Journal | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Digestive organs -- Diseases | en_GB |
dc.subject | Spleen -- Diseases | en_GB |
dc.title | Hyposplenism in gastro-intestinal disease | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | - |
Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 6, Issue 1 MMJ, Volume 6, Issue 1 |
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