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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2014; 20(10): 2595-2605
Published online Mar 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i10.2595
Figure 1
Figure 1 Approaches to treat thrombocytopenia due to liver cirrhosis according to splenic volume. Thrombocytopenia is defined as fewer than 100 × 109/L. CT: Computed tomography; PSE: Partial splenic embolization; L-splenectomy: Laparoscopic splenectomy; BM: Bone marrow; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; TPO: Thrombopoietin.