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Recurrence of immune thrombocytopenic purpura after splenectomy
N N Jacir1, F M Robertson, T M Crombleholme
1Division of Pediatric Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) frequently leads to splenectomy. Accessory spleens maybe found in a variety of locations, and may not be readily apparent. Retained accessory splenic tissue can lead to recurrent ITP, which, this report (involving multiple relapses in a single patient) demonstrates.