Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 109-114 , January 1996

A comparison of laparoscopic and traditional open splenectomy in childhood

  • Peter G Janu

      Affiliations

    • University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, USA.
    • LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
    • St Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
    • ,
  • David A Rogers

      Affiliations

    • University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, USA.
    • LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
    • St Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
    • ,
  • Thom E Lobe

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Thom E Lobe, MD, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Chairman, Section of Pediatric Surgery, 777 Washington Ave, Suite P210A, Memphis, TN 38105.
    • University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, USA.
    • LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
    • St Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.

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☆ Presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Boca Raton, Florida, May 20–23, 1995.

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 109-114 , January 1996

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