Meral A, Sevinir B, Sadikoğlu Y, Nacarküçük E, Günay U
Department of Pediatrics, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
Turk J Pediatr. 2000 Jan-Mar;42(1):76-9.
Partial splenic arterial embolization was performed in a thalassemic child for hypersplenism manifested by splenomegaly, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and anemia requiring frequent erythrocyte transfusion. During a follow-up period of 11 months, his hematological parameters improved significantly and the spleen size decreased. Partial splenic embolization could be an alternative therapy to surgical splenectomy for thalassemic children with hypersplenism.
对一名地中海贫血患儿进行了部分脾动脉栓塞术,该患儿因脾肿大、白细胞减少、血小板减少和贫血(需要频繁输注红细胞)而表现出脾功能亢进。在11个月的随访期内,他的血液学参数显著改善,脾脏大小减小。对于患有脾功能亢进的地中海贫血患儿,部分脾栓塞可能是手术脾切除的替代疗法。