Autoimmune thrombocytopenia in response to splenectomy in cirrhotic patients with accompanying hepatitis C

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2006; 12(8): 1205-1210
Published online Feb 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i8.1205

Table 1 Characteristics of the patients (n, mean±SD)

	Type C cirrhosis	Type C cirrhosissubmitted to splenectomy	Non-C cirrhosis
Number	17	24	20
Age (yr)	62.6 ± 10.6	63.0 ± 7.1	61.8 ± 9.5
Gender
Female	10	15	10
Male	7	9	10
Child’s classification
A	11	13	9
B	4	6	7
C	2	4	4
Association of HCC	4	7	5

Non-C cirrhosis consisted of 10 hepatitis B, 4 autoimmune hepatitis, 3 alcoholic and 3 idiopathic cirrhosis. HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma.

Citation: Sekiguchi T, Nagamine T, Takagi H, Mori M. Autoimmune thrombocytopenia in response to splenectomy in cirrhotic patients with accompanying hepatitis C. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(8): 1205-1210
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i8/1205.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i8.1205

Sekiguchi T, Nagamine T, Takagi H, Mori M. Autoimmune thrombocytopenia in response to splenectomy in cirrhotic patients with accompanying hepatitis C. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(8): 1205-1210 [PMID: 16534872 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i8.1205]

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