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Immune thrombocytopenia is an autoimmune-mediated disorder and the treatment strategies were directed mainly to suppression of the immune system or to removal of the spleen as a place of thrombocyte destruction. In last years, it was shown that other mechanisms are responsible for development of immune thrombocytopenia: reduced thrombocyte lifespan and ineffective marrow platelet production. New treatment strategies, such as thrombopoietin receptor agonists, were developed to overcome this mechanism. Still there are a difficult minority of patients unresponsive to multiple treatments, whose have severe bleeding and another group of patients with extensive morbidity from therapy, not restricted to steroids. In this review, focused on adult patients, we discuss newer results of therapies and consider newer treatment strategies.
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- Marina Izak
- 1NY Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, 525 East 68th Street, Payson Pavilion 695, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Supe A, Parikh M, Prabhu R, Kantharia C, Farah J. Post-splenectomy response in adult patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Asian J Transfus Sci 2011; 3:6-9. [PMID: 20041089 PMCID: PMC2798777 DOI: 10.4103/0973-6247.45255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Splenectomy has been the conventional surgical treatment for patients with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). AIM To define response to surgical therapy, pre operative factors influencing outcome and tolerability of surgery in adult patients undergoing splenectomy for ITP. METHOD We analyzed prospectively maintained data of 33 patients who were diagnosed as ITP and underwent splenectomy over the last 10 years. The age, presenting complaints, bleeding manifestations, clinical details and other investigations were noted. Details of immediate pre-operative administration of blood transfusions, platelet transfusions and other forms of therapy were also recorded. Operative details with regards to blood loss and the presence of accessory spleens were obtained. Postoperative course in terms of clinical improvement, rates of complications and platelet counts was also noted. RESULTS Skin petechiae and menorhhagia were common presenting symptoms in patients (mean age 26.5+/-10.5 yrs) with ITP. Eighteen patients underwent splenectomy for failure of therapy and fifteen for relapse on medical treatment. Mean platelet bags transfused in immediate pre-operative period were 2.8+/-0.8. Mean intra-operative blood loss was 205+/-70.5 ml. Accessory spleens were removed in 1 case (3.03%). The immediate postoperative response was complete in 19 cases (57.58%) and partial in 13 cases (39.39%). The platelet counts increased significantly from 23142+/-12680/ microL (Microliter) (mean +/- SD) preoperatively to 170000+/-66000/microL (Microliter) within 24-48 hours after splenectomy (P < 0.05). The mean platelet count was 165000+66000/microL (Microliter) at the end of one month when steroids were tapered off gradually. Four patients (12.12%) had complications (one each of wound hematoma, wound infection, splenic fossa collection and upper GI hemorrhage) in postoperative period but all responded to therapy. One relapsed patient was detected with accessory spleen and responded after re-surgery. Response to splenectomy was better in young patients and in those patients who had higher immediate post-splenectomy thrombocytosis. CONCLUSIONS Splenectomy is safe and effective therapy in ITP patients with no response to steroids and relapse after medical therapy. Response to splenectomy was more in young patients and in those patients who had higher immediate post-splenectomy thrombocytosis.
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Balagué C, Vela S, Targarona EM, Gich IJ, Muñiz E, D'Ambra A, Pey A, Monllau V, Ascaso E, Martinez C, Garriga J, Trias M. Predictive factors for successful laparoscopic splenectomy in immune thrombocytopenic purpura: study of clinical and laboratory data. Surg Endosc 2006; 20:1208-13. [PMID: 16865623 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0445-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2005] [Accepted: 09/08/2005] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) offers better short-term results than open surgery for the treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), but long-term follow-up is required to ensure its efficacy. The remission rate after splenectomy ranges from 49 to 86% and the factors that predict a successful response to surgical management have not been clearly defined. The goal of this study was to determine the preoperative factors that predict a successful outcome following LS. METHODS From February 1993 to December 2003, LS was consecutively performed in a series of 119 nonselected patients diagnosed with ITP (34 men and 85 women; mean age, 41 years), and clinical results were prospectively recorded. Postoperative follow-up was based on clinical records, follow-up data provided by the referring hematologist, and a phone interview with the patient and/or relative. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed for clinical preoperative variables to identify predictive factors of success following LS. RESULTS Over a mean period of 33 months, 103 patients (84%) were available for follow-up with a remission rate of 89% (92 patients, 77 with complete remission with platelet count > 150,000). Eleven patients did not respond to surgery (platelet count < 50,000). Mortality during follow-up was 2.5% (two cases not related to hematological pathology and one case without response to splenectomy). Preoperative clinical variables evaluated to identify predictive factors of response to surgery were sex, age, treatment (corticoids alone or associated with Ig or chemotherapy), other immune pathology, duration of disease, and preoperative platelet count. In a subgroup of 52 patients, we also evaluated the type of autoantibodies and corticoid doses required to maintain a platelet count > 50,000. Multivariate analysis showed that none of the variables evaluated could be considered as predictive factors of response to LS due to the high standard error. CONCLUSION Long-term clinical results show that LS is a safe and effective therapy for ITP. However, a higher number of nonresponders is needed to determine which variables predict response to LS for ITP.
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- C Balagué
- Service of Surgery, Hospital de Sant Pau, C/Padre Claret 167, 08025, Barcelona, Spain,
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Mantadakis E, Danilatou V, Stiakaki E, Kalmanti M. Rituximab for refractory Evans syndrome and other immune-mediated hematologic diseases. Am J Hematol 2004; 77:303-10. [PMID: 15495242 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The authors describe a 21-year-old man with long-lasting Evans syndrome refractory to corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents; the patient responded to four weekly infusions of rituximab. The patient relapsed with thrombocytopenia 7 months post-therapy and was successfully re-treated with two weekly doses of the same monoclonal antibody. He remains in remission for 7-plus months after the second treatment. Therapy was well tolerated, and no infectious complications occurred, despite avoiding administration of prophylactic gammaglobulin. Rituximab appears safe and modestly effective in a variety of immune-mediated hematologic diseases, including autoimmune hemolytic anemia, chronic immune thrombocytopenia, Evans syndrome, pure red cell aplasia, mixed type II cryoglobulinemia, cold agglutinin disease, and Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia. However, as most of the published literature consists of case reports and small case series, international collaboration is essential in order to better define the efficacy and safety of this agent in children and adults with hematologic diseases.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune/blood
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune/drug therapy
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune/immunology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/adverse effects
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
- Platelet Count
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/blood
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/drug therapy
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic/immunology
- Rituximab
- Time Factors
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- Elpis Mantadakis
- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Kojouri K, Vesely SK, Terrell DR, George JN. Splenectomy for adult patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a systematic review to assess long-term platelet count responses, prediction of response, and surgical complications. Blood 2004; 104:2623-34. [PMID: 15217831 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-03-1168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 423] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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AbstractSplenectomy has been a standard treatment for adult patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) for more than 50 years. However, the durability of responses, the ability to predict who will respond, and the frequency of surgical complications with splenectomy all remain uncertain. To better interpret current knowledge we systematically identified and reviewed all 135 case series, 1966 to 2004, that described 15 or more consecutive patients who had splenectomy for ITP and that had data for 1 of these 3 outcomes. Complete response was defined as a normal platelet count following splenectomy and for the duration of follow-up with no additional treatment. Forty-seven case series reported complete response in 1731 (66%) of 2623 adult patients with follow-up for 1 to 153 months; complete response rates did not correlate with duration of follow-up (r = -0.103, P = .49). None of 12 preoperative characteristics that have been reported consistently predicted response to splenectomy. Mortality was 1.0% (48 of 4955 patients) with laparotomy and 0.2% (3 of 1301 patients) with laparoscopy. Complication rates were 12.9% (318 of 2465) with laparotomy and 9.6% (88 of 921 patients) with laparoscopic splenectomy. Although the risk of surgery is an important consideration, splenectomy provides a high frequency of durable responses for adult patients with ITP. (Blood. 2004; 104:2623-2634)
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- Kiarash Kojouri
- Hematology-Oncology Section, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA
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Maślanka K, Sikorska A, Misiak A, Konopka L, Zupańska B. Long-term outcome of splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Am J Hematol 2004; 75:117-8. [PMID: 14755383 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cordera F, Long KH, Nagorney DM, McMurtry EK, Schleck C, Ilstrup D, Donohue JH. Open versus laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: clinical and economic analysis. Surgery 2003; 134:45-52. [PMID: 12874582 DOI: 10.1067/msy.2003.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since 1991, laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) has gained acceptance in the treatment of hematologic disorders, including idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Several studies suggest that LS provides benefits over open splenectomy (OS). However, study design flaws hinder formal technology assessment. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed medical and administrative records of patients who underwent splenectomy for ITP between January 1995 and December 2000 to compare clinical and economic outcomes associated with LS and OS. RESULTS Eighty-six patients were identified; 42 underwent an attempted LS and 44 had OS. Preoperative patient characteristics were similar between groups. Mean operative and anesthesia times for LS and OS were 167 and 201 minutes and 119 and 151 minutes, respectively (P <.001). Overall transfusion and postoperative complication rates were similar between groups. On average, LS patients required 1.2 fewer days of parenteral analgesia and were able to tolerate a general diet 1.7 days earlier. Mean postoperative stay was 2 days lower for LS patients and mean total direct costs did not differ by surgical method (US dollars 8134 vs US dollars 8200). CONCLUSIONS This observational study shows that LS is safe and offers advantages over OS: less postoperative pain, earlier general diet tolerance, and shorter hospital stay. These benefits are obtained at no significant additional cost.
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- Fernando Cordera
- Division of Gastroenterologic and General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Kinuya K, Matano S, Nakashima H, Taki S. Scintigraphic prediction of therapeutic outcomes of splenectomy in patients with thrombocytopenia. Ann Nucl Med 2003; 17:161-4. [PMID: 12790368 DOI: 10.1007/bf02988457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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UNLABELLED In patients with thrombocytopenia, platelet scintigraphy has been used to locate the site of platelet sequestration and destruction and to determine whether splenectomy will be of benefit. However, its efficacy in predicting the outcome of splenectomy is controversial. We assessed the feasibility of platelet scintigraphy in this regard. METHODS Platelet scintigraphy was performed in five patients (2 women, 3 men, mean age 48 years) before splenectomy. Four patients were diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and one with hypersplenism due to portal hypertension caused by intrahepatic chemotherapy against metastatic liver tumors of rectal cancer. Platelets labeled with 37 MBq of In-111 oxine or 1110 MBq of Tc-99m HMPAO were intravenously injected. Anterior images were obtained with a gamma camera 3-5 and 23-29 hours post-injection in five patients. Additional images were obtained 48 hours post-injection in three patients. For the analysis, a spleen/liver ratio (S/L ratio) was calculated using mean counts in regions of interest defined on the spleen and the liver. Serum platelet counts were measured before and after the operation; in three patients, splenectomy effectively resolved the thrombocytopenia (Group A), while it was ineffective in two patients (Group B). RESULTS The S/L ratios were apparently higher in Group A than in Group B; in Group A, the ratios were 6.05, 6.97 and 3.16 at 3-5 hours, 12.67, 7.48 and 3.46 at 23-29 hours and 17.66 and 8.12 at 48 hours, whereas, in Group B, they were 0.67 and 0.66 at 3-5 hours, 0.52 and 0.54 at 24 hours, and 0.42 at 48 hours. CONCLUSION The results of this study indicate that platelet scintigraphy is of value in predicting the therapeutic efficacy of splenectomy in patients with thrombocytopenia.
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- Keiko Kinuya
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tonami General Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
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Delaitre B, Blezel E, Samama G, Barrat C, Gossot D, Bresler L, Meyer C, Heyd B, Collet D, Champault G. Laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2002; 12:412-9. [PMID: 12496547 DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200212000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We conducted a retrospective multicenter study by questionnaire to evaluate the results of laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Between 1991 and 1998, 209 patients with a mean age of 41.2 years (range, 10-83) had a laparoscopic splenectomy for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Preoperatively, 178 patients (85%) underwent medical treatment aimed at achieving a satisfactory platelet count. Twenty-nine patients were obese, with a body mass index greater than 30%, and 14% were HIV-seropositive. The so-called hanging spleen technique in the right lateral decubitus position was used most often. The average duration of surgery was 144 minutes (45-360). This was significantly longer in cases of conversion (170 minutes; P < 0.01). The factors influencing the duration of laparoscopy were operator experience and patient obesity (P < 0.01). A conversion was necessary in 36 cases (17.2%) because of hemorrhage. The conversion rate varied from 5.3% to 46.7%, depending on the surgical team. A multivariate analysis of factors disposing to conversion identified two causes: obesity and operator experience. One or more accessory spleens were found in 34 patients (16.2%). The average weight of the spleens was 194.2 g. There were no deaths. There were no complications in 187 patients (89.5%), with a mean hospital stay of 6.1 days. Patients who did not require a conversion had a significantly earlier return of intestinal transit, used less analgesic, and had a shorter length of hospitalization. Overall morbidity was 10.5% (22 cases), due to subphrenic collections (7 cases), abdominal wall complications (6 cases), re-intervention for actual or suspected hemorrhage or pancreatitis (3 cases), pneumopathology (2 cases) and others (4 cases). A multivariate analysis about morbidity shows a statistically significant difference in conversions (P < 0.05) but not in obesity or in surgeon's experience. Normal activity was achieved on average by the twentieth postoperative day--earlier if conversion was not required (18.4 versus 33.9 days). The average preoperative platelet count was 92.7 x 10(9)/L (range, 3 to 444). Twenty patients had a count of less than 30 x 10(9)/L and in this group the conversion rate was 30% (6 cases). Ninety-six patients were seen in the outpatient clinic, with an average follow-up time of 16.2 months (3 to 72 months), and the average platelet count was 242 x 10(9)/L (6 to 780). Eight patients (8.3%) were failures with a platelet count of <30 x 10(9)/L. In the 20 patients with a preoperative platelet count <30 x 10(9)/L, there were 3 early failures and 5 late relapses. There were 2 late deaths: chest infection at 3 months in an HIV seropositive patient and one case of pulmonary embolus at 6 months. Laparoscopic splenectomy constitutes a real alternative to conventional splenectomy for the treatment of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. It is associated with fewer postoperative complications, a shorter duration of hospitalization and an earlier return to normal activity. The limiting factors are the experience of the operator and patient obesity. The long-term results are identical to those of conventional splenectomy, with a better than average success rate in patients that have failed preoperative medical treatment.
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Failures Following Laparoscopic Splenectomy and Their Management With Special Reference to Accessory Spleens and Splenosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1097/00013452-200209000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To study the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) in patients with hematologic disorders requiring surgical intervention. PATIENTS AND METHODS A series of 103 consecutive adult patients underwent LS between 1992 and 1997 at our teaching hospital. Data were collected prospectively. The indications for splenectomy included idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), hereditary spherocytosis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. RESULTS The mean spleen size was 14 cm (range 8.5-24 cm) and the mean weight was 263 g (range 40-210 g). Accessory spleens were detected in 12 patients with ITP and 17 patients in the study overall. In 12 patients, LS was combined with a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstones. There were four conversions to open splenectomy, all for hemorrhage and all occurred in the first 50 patients. We have not converted a single patient in the last 2 years. The mean operative time was 161 minutes and was greater in the first 10 cases than the last 10. There were no deaths. Postoperative complications occurred in six patients, one necessitating a second procedure for a small-bowel obstruction. The average length of stay in the hospital was 2.5 days. After surgery, thrombocytopenia resolved in 84% of patients with ITP and anemia resolved in 92% of the patients with hereditary spherocytosis. After a mean follow-up of 38 months (range 2-565 months), four patients (6%) showed a relapse of ITP, three within 12 months of surgery. CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic splenectomy can be performed safely and effectively in a teaching institution. LS in comparison with open surgery offers the same efficacy in the control of hematologic disease with the additional benefits of a minimally invasive approach. Laparoscopic splenectomy should therefore be considered the technique of choice and should prompt earlier consideration of surgery for patients with selected hematologic disorders.
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- N Katkhouda
- Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
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Cogliandolo A, Berland-dai B, Pidoto R, Marc O. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2001; 11:256-261. [DOI: 10.1097/00019509-200108000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Cogliandolo A, Berland-Dai B, Pidoto RR, Marc OS. Results of laparoscopic and open splenectomy for nontraumatic diseases. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2001; 11:256-61. [PMID: 11525371 DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200108000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The medical records of patients who had undergone splenectomy for nontraumatic diseases of the spleen between 1997 and 2000 were reviewed. The aim of the study was to evaluate the short-term outcomes of open and laparoscopic splenectomies and to determine whether some well-known benefits of laparoscopic surgery could be observed in patients who underwent laparoscopic splenectomy for nontraumatic splenic diseases. The data of 44 patients were available for analysis and included 20 patients (45.5%) who underwent laparoscopic splenectomy and 24 patients (54.5%) who underwent open splenectomy. Various parameters were reported for open and laparoscopic procedures separately, including associated surgical procedures, spleen weight, postoperative mortality and morbidity rates, perioperative blood transfusions, use and length of abdominal drainage, accessory spleen removal, operative times, length of hospital recovery, and hematologic parameters on admission to and discharge from the hospital. Laparoscopic splenectomy was successfully completed in all 20 considered patients with no conversion to open splenectomy. The supine position and four trocars were adopted in all patients. Accessory spleens were found in four (9.0%) patients: two (4.5%) during open splenectomy and two (4.5%) during laparoscopic splenectomy. The postoperative mortality rate was 2.7% (a case of myocardial infarction). The morbidity rate was 9% (four patients), but no postoperative complications occurred after laparoscopic splenectomy. A significant statistical difference was shown by the increase in platelet counts after open versus laparoscopic splenectomy. The open and laparoscopic mean operative times (73.70 +/- 13.42 minutes and 78.42 +/- 14.63 minutes, respectively) were comparable. These times were comparable also considering patients who underwent only splenectomy. Mean recovery time was shorter after laparoscopic splenectomy (3.95 +/- 0.60 days) than after open splenectomy (7.0 +/- 1.68 days). After open procedures, however, the mean recovery time was shorter in uncomplicated cases (6.68 +/- 1.49 days) than in the open group as a whole. Authors conclude that many well-known advantages of the laparoscopic approach. especially those related to its low invasiveness, can be observed in patients requesting splenectomy for nontraumatic diseases of the spleen, without lowering the efficacy of this operation. They suggest that such advantages can be entirely displayed when selection criteria of the patients are applied.
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- A Cogliandolo
- Service de Chirurgie Generale Digestive Endocrinienne, Center Hospitalier Regional d'Orleans, Hospital de la Source, France.
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Bussel JB, Kaufmann CP, Ware RE, Woloski BM. Do the acute platelet responses of patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) to IV anti-D and to IV gammaglobulin predict response to subsequent splenectomy? Am J Hematol 2001; 67:27-33. [PMID: 11279654 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.1072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The acute platelet response to Intravenous Gammaglobulin (IVIG) has been reported to predict response to subsequent splenectomy of patients with ITP. The current study was undertaken to determine if the platelet response to IV anti-D (Winrho-SDF) predicts response to subsequent splenectomy. The 61 HIV-uninfected children and adults in this study had taken part in the pre-licensing studies of IV anti-D and were all those who not only had evaluable platelet responses to IV anti-D but also had undergone splenectomy and had information available describing its 1-year outcome. Results of treatment with IVIG were available in 38 of these 61 patients. Neither response to the initial infusion of IV anti-D, nor response to the initial or last IVIG, predicted the response in either children or adults to subsequent splenectomy. However, response to the last anti-D infusion in adults was strongly correlated (P = 0.003) to response to subsequent splenectomy as was hemolysis >/=2.0 gm/dl after IV anti-D (P = 0.03). There was no overall relationship between response to IV anti-D or IVIG, and response to subsequent splenectomy. However, a good platelet response in adults to the last IV anti-D and a hemoglobin decrease >/=2.0 gm/dl both appeared to predict response to subsequent splenectomy.
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- J B Bussel
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University-New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
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Fabris F, Tassan T, Ramon R, Carraro G, Randi ML, Luzzatto G, Moschino P, Girolami A. Age as the major predictive factor of long-term response to splenectomy in immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Br J Haematol 2001; 112:637-40. [PMID: 11260065 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.02615.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Sixty-one consecutive patients undergoing splenectomy for chronic immune thrombocytopenia were retrospectively evaluated. Platelet response was considered as complete (CR) when platelet count rose to > 100 x 109/l, partial (PR) when 30-100 x 109/l or absent (NR) if otherwise. Follow-up (mean time 7.6 years) was possible in 54 patients. Forty-eight patients (88%) had an immediate response to splenectomy (39 CR, 9 PR) whereas six (12%) were NR. Thirty-six responders (67%) had sustained remission (31 CR; 5 PR) without further treatment; thrombocytopenia recurred in 12 patients (33%). The probability curve of continued remission showed a constant relapse-rate during the first 36 months; a further step of relapse was observed beginning 70 months after surgery. The only positive predictive factor for the long-term response to splenectomy was age < 40 (P < 0.005). Neither duration of thrombocytopenia nor previous response to medical treatment (steroids and/or intravenous immunoglobulins) were related to splenectomy response.
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- F Fabris
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua Medical School, City Hospital, via Ospedale 105, 35128 Padua, Italy.
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Choi CW, Kim BS, Seo JH, Shin SW, Kim YH, Kim JS, Sohn SK, Kim JS, Shin DG, Ryoo HM, Lee KH, Lee JJ, Chung IJ, Kim HJ, Kwak JY, Yim CY, Ahn JS, Lee JA, Park YS. Response to high-dose intravenous immune globulin as a valuable factor predicting the effect of splenectomy in chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura patients. Am J Hematol 2001; 66:197-202. [PMID: 11279626 DOI: 10.1002/1096-8652(200103)66:3<197::aid-ajh1044>3.0.co;2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This study was conducted to verify whether the response to high-dose intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) was related to the effect of splenectomy in chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) patients. A total of 79 patients over 16 years of age were enrolled in this study. The response to the treatment was classified on the basis of the platelet count as no response (NR, <50 x 10(9)/l), incomplete response (IR, (50-150) x 10(9)/l), and complete response (CR, >150 x 10(9)/l). The response was evaluated after the infusion of high-dose IVIG, within 2 weeks after splenectomy (immediate response), and during a follow-up period of more than 6 months after splenectomy (sustained response), respectively. 58 patients (73.4%) showed responses (CR or IR) to high-dose IVIG. After splenectomy, immediate responses were observed in 73 patients (92%). The response to high-dose IVIG had no relationship with the immediate response to splenectomy (P = 0.333). A follow-up evaluation was possible with 58 patients; 6 patients with NR in immediate responses did not show any response during the follow-up period, and 17 patients relapsed within 6 months after immediate responses, so 35 patients (60.3%) had sustained responses. Responders to IVIG had significantly higher sustained response rates to splenectomy than non-responders (62% vs. 38%, P = 0.001). These results indicate that the response to high-dose IVIG could be a valuable factor predicting the sustained response to splenectomy in chronic ITP patients.
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- C W Choi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Katkhouda N, Grant SW, Mavor E, Friedlander MH, Lord RV, Achanta K, Essani R, Mason R. Predictors of response after laparoscopic splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Surg Endosc 2001; 15:484-8. [PMID: 11353966 DOI: 10.1007/s004640000355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2000] [Accepted: 08/25/2000] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Splenectomy has been shown to produce long term remission in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). With the development of laparoscopic splenectomy, there is renewed interest in the surgical treatment of ITP. The aim of this study was to identify factors that are predictive of outcome after laparoscopic splenectomy for ITP. METHODS A case series of 67 consecutive patients with ITP undergoing laparoscopic splenectomy was reviewed. A positive response was defined as a postoperative platelet count greater than 150,000/ml requiring no maintenance medical therapy on follow-up evaluation. A chi-square test and a stepwise logistic regression analysis were performed for the following variables: age, gender, preoperative response to steroids, duration of disease, severity of preoperative bleeding, accessory spleens, and thrombocytosis on discharge. RESULTS At a median follow-up period of 38 months (range, 2-56 months), 52 patients (78%) had a positive response to laparoscopic splenectomy. Of the 15 patients (22%) who did not have a positive response, 11 were refractory and 4 relapsed. All relapses occurred in patients with a platelet count less than 150,000/microl at discharge. Patient age was the most significant predictive factor for success or failure of the operation. The median age of the responders (31 years; range, 19-71 years) was significantly lower than the median age of the nonresponders (49 years; range, 24-62; p < 0.001). Only 5.6% of those younger than 40 years did not have a positive response, compared with 42% of patients older than 40 years (p < 0.05). Patient age was significantly associated with outcome on univariable chi-square analysis (p = 0.001), and was the only significant factor on multivariable analysis (odds ratio, 2.65; 95% confidence interval, 1.71-4.1). Other significant predictors of outcome on univariable analysis were preoperative response to corticosteroids and platelet count on discharge. CONCLUSIONS A long-lasting response after splenectomy for ITP is more likely to occur in patients younger than 40 years of age. To avoid the long-term side effects of corticosteroid use, early surgical referral of younger patients with ITP should be considered.
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- N Katkhouda
- Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Non Trauma and Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Health Care Consultation Center 514, 1510 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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Childhood idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a largely trivial disorder from which over 95% of children sooner or later recover spontaneously, and for most of whom the risks of unnecessary or ineffective therapy are arguably greater than those of the untreated disease. There are, however, a few patients who continue to have very low platelet counts and remain symptomatic for many months or years. They are rare, and they present difficult management problems. Splenectomy is probably the most effective treatment but is also the most dangerous and is not always successful. It is also irreversible. Most other regimens are either ineffective, unacceptably toxic, or both. Planning management for an individual patient requires a realistic risk:benefit appraisal, a process that is impeded by inadequate epidemiological data and a scarcity of large-scale randomized clinical trials. International collaborative studies may help in the future.
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Laparoscopic splenectomy can be taught and performed safely. It presents less significant morbidity than does open surgery, and efficacy in the control of hematologic disease is comparable while offering the proven benefits of the minimally invasive approach. Laparoscopic splenectomy for selected hematologic disorders should replace open splenectomy as the technique of choice and prompt earlier consideration of surgery when it is indicated.
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- N Katkhouda
- Department of Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
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Uchida Y, Minoshima S, Miyazaki M, Kuyama J, Kitahara H, Ito H. Normalized spleen/liver ratios on 111In-labelled platelet scintigraphy to predict the outcome of partial splenic embolization in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Nucl Med Commun 2000; 21:441-7. [PMID: 10874701 DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200005000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In this study, we examined the use of 111In-labelled platelet imaging to predict the outcome of partial splenic embolization (PSE) in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Thirty-eight patients with a clinical diagnosis of ITP underwent 111In-labelled platelet scintigraphy. Twenty-four patients with intractable ITP underwent PSE after 111In-labelled platelet scintigraphy. The conventional spleen/liver ratio at 1 h and 192 h and the normalized spleen/liver ratio [(spleen uptake at 192 h/liver uptake at 192 h)/(spleen uptake at 1 h/liver uptake at 1 h)] were compared between responders and non-responders to PSE. Patients with ITP showed a significant reduction in platelet counts, increased platelet associated IgG, decreased platelet survival, and an increased conventional spleen/liver ratio at 192 h. No significant difference was found between patients who had and who had not undergone previous medical treatment. A significant difference was observed in the mean conventional spleen/liver ratio at 192 h between responders and non-responders, but there was substantial overlap among individuals. The mean normalized spleen/liver ratio was significantly higher in responders than non-responders; there was less overlap between the two groups with the normalized spleen/liver ratio than the conventional spleen/liver ratio. The therapeutic outcome of PSE is predicted more accurately using a normalized spleen/liver uptake ratio of 111In-labelled platelets in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura than a conventional splenic/hepatic uptake ratio on delayed images.
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- Y Uchida
- Department of Radiology, Chiba University School of Medicine, Japan.
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to review the safety and efficacy of elective splenectomy in children with idiopathic (immune) thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). METHODS The authors reviewed the medical records of children with ITP treated with elective splenectomy at Children's Medical Center of Dallas since 1961. Indication for splenectomy was symptomatic thrombocytopenia unresponsive to medical management. RESULTS Thirty-eight evaluable patients who had elective splenectomy for ITP were identified. Twenty-one (55%) were girls and 17 (45%) were boys. Twenty-two had splenectomy since January 1990. Age at diagnosis ranged from 6 months to 15.9 years (median 9 years), and age at splenectomy ranged from 3.6 to 16.4 years (median 11.8). Laparoscopic splenectomy was performed in 11 patients. No patient died and only one (2.6%) had postoperative hemorrhage. There were no other complications related to surgery. No cases of postsplenectomy sepsis were observed. At follow-up ranging from 1 month to 19.9 years (median 2.1 years), 29 patients (76.3%) had a normal platelet count (>150 x 109/L) and 4 (10.5%) had a platelet count between 50 and 150 x 109/L. Only two of the five (13.2%) remaining patients who continued to have a platelet count less than 50 x 109/L had hemorrhagic manifestations necessitating intermittent therapy with corticosteroids. CONCLUSION Laparoscopic or open splenectomy is a safe and effective procedure for children with chronic or refractory ITP and should be considered when medical management fails or causes excessive toxicity.
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- E Mantadakis
- Department of Pediatrics, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA
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Galindo M, Khamashta MA, Hughes GR. Splenectomy for refractory thrombocytopenia in the antiphospholipid syndrome. Rheumatology (Oxford) 1999; 38:848-53. [PMID: 10515646 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.9.848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Thrombocytopenia, usually mild, is one of the clinical criteria of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Rarely, this disorder requires treatment and, due to the shared characteristics with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), similar rules are followed. We report our experience in patients who required splenectomy after being refractory to steroids and immunosuppressive therapy. METHODS Fifty-five APS patients with a platelet count of < 100 x 10(9)/l at least twice were analysed retrospectively. Therapeutic response or remission was considered when the platelet count was > 100 x 10(9)/l after 1 month and with no relapse on stopping or tapering the steroid dose. No response or refractory disease was defined as an absence of increase in platelet count, a total count that never exceeded 50 x 10(9)/l during treatment or when the dose requirements were such that the patient developed serious side-effects. RESULTS Fifty patients were classified as having secondary APS associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and five were identified as primary APS (PAPS). Splenectomy was performed in 11 cases (20%), two PAPS and nine SLE-APS, with an average time of 28 +/- 9 months after the development of thrombocytopenia. Eight patients were initially characterized as ITP (six SLE-APS, two PAPS) with an average time of 4.4 +/- 1.1 yr until the APS diagnosis. All but two were responsive to splenectomy. CONCLUSION Splenectomy was required in 11 (20%) of the patients with APS-associated thrombocytopenia. There was a high rate of good and long-term response.
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- M Galindo
- Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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Katkhouda N, Hurwitz MB, Rivera RT, Chandra M, Waldrep DJ, Gugenheim J, Mouiel J. Laparoscopic splenectomy: outcome and efficacy in 103 consecutive patients. Ann Surg 1998; 228:568-78. [PMID: 9790346 PMCID: PMC1191537 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199810000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) in patients with predominantly benign hematologic disorders. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA The technical feasibility of LS has been recently established. However, data regarding the efficacy of the procedure in a large cohort of patients are scarce. METHODS One hundred three consecutive patients underwent LS between June 1992 and October 1997. Data were collected prospectively on all patients. RESULTS Indications were idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), hereditary spherocytosis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, and others. Mean spleen size was 14 cm and mean weight was 263 g. Accessory spleens were found in 12 patients with ITP and in 5 patients without ITP. There were no deaths. Complications occurred in six patients, one requiring a second procedure for small bowel obstruction. Six patients received transfusions, and four procedures were converted to open splenectomy for bleeding. Mean surgical time was 161 minutes and was greater in the first 10 cases than the last 10. Mean postsurgical stay was 2.5 days. Thrombocytopenia resolved after surgery in 84% of patients with ITP, and hematocrit levels increased significantly in 70% of patients with chronic hemolytic anemias. A positive response was noted in 92% of patients with hereditary spherocytosis, without relapse for the duration of the observation. ITP relapsed in four patients during follow-up, three within 12 months. CONCLUSIONS LS can be performed safely and effectively in a teaching institution. Rigorous technique will minimize capsular fractures, reducing the risk of splenosis. Accessory spleens can be successfully localized, thus improving response and limiting recurrence of ITP. LS should become the technique of choice for treatment of intractable benign hematologic disease.
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- N Katkhouda
- Department of Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA
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Kondo H, Imamura T. High-dose intravenous immune globulin and the response to splenectomy monitoring with platelet-associated IgG in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Eur J Haematol 1998; 61:213-5. [PMID: 9753419 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1998.tb01087.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Morio S, Oh H, Endo N, Kawano E, Nakamura H, Asai T, Saito Y, Uchida Y, Ikehira H, Yoshida K. Magnetic resonance imaging of reticulo-endothelial system in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Am J Hematol 1997; 56:52-8. [PMID: 9298869 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199709)56:1<52::aid-ajh11>3.0.co;2-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is characterized by accelerated platelet destruction in the reticulo-endothelial system (RES). We performed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to estimate the degree of activated RES. MRI was performed with a Gyroscan S-15 (1.5 tesla) in 7 healthy volunteers and 22 patients with ITP. The 22 patients included 19 who were at initial diagnosis or were nonresponders to the therapy (non-DX group), and 3 who were responders. For the non-DX group, the T1 relaxation time of the spleen was initially significantly shorter than for healthy volunteers, but normalized after responding to the therapy. The initially shorter T1 values of the spleen for ITP patients correlated with a low platelet count (P < 0.05). This condition may indicate foam cells or fatty components due to platelet destruction. There was no significant relationship between the sequestration in (111)In-scan and T1 values of the liver or spleen. However, MRI is a noninvasive method, and it may be a clinically useful tool in the evaluation of RES in patients with ITP.
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- S Morio
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba City, Japan
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Law C, Marcaccio M, Tam P, Heddle N, Kelton JG. High-dose intravenous immune globulin and the response to splenectomy in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. N Engl J Med 1997; 336:1494-8. [PMID: 9154768 DOI: 10.1056/nejm199705223362104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND High-dose intravenous immune globulin produces a temporary rise in the platelet count in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Splenectomy may also be effective, but it is not possible to predict which patients will have a good response. We hypothesized that the response to intravenous immune globulin predicts the response to splenectomy. METHODS We studied retrospectively 30 patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura who had first been treated with immune globulin and then undergone splenectomy. The responses to the two treatments were classified on the basis of the platelet count as poor (<50,000 per cubic millimeter), good (50,000 to 150,000 per cubic millimeter), or excellent (>150,000 per cubic millimeter). RESULTS All nine patients who had poor responses to intravenous immune globulin also had poor responses to splenectomy at one year. Of the 21 patients with good or excellent responses to intravenous immune globulin, 19 had good or excellent responses to splenectomy. CONCLUSIONS Patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura who have good or excellent responses to intravenous immune globulin are likely to have good or excellent responses to splenectomy, whereas patients who have poor responses to intravenous immune globulin are unlikely to have good or excellent responses to splenectomy.
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- C Law
- Department of Surgery, McMaster University and the Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, ON, Canada
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Canine idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a disease in which antibodies bound to the surface of platelets mediate premature platelet destruction by macrophages. ITP in dogs and chronic ITP in humans are analogous diseases. This article draws on information from the literature on ITP in dogs and in humans, and reviews the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of ITP in dogs.
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- D C Lewis
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506-5606, USA
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- J N George
- Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190
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Janković GM, Colović MD, Colović R, Mihel A, Miscević N, Bogdanović A, Suvajdzić N, Janosević S. The activity of serum acid phosphatase in bone marrow aspirates predicts response to steroids/splenectomy in acute/chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura. Br J Haematol 1993; 85:234-5. [PMID: 8251404 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1993.tb08685.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Najean Y, Dufour V, Rain JD, Toubert ME. The site of platelet destruction in thrombocytopenic purpura as a predictive index of the efficacy of splenectomy. Br J Haematol 1991; 79:271-6. [PMID: 1958485 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1991.tb04532.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The significance of the site of platelet sequestration in determining the indication for splenectomy in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a controversial subject. However, most of the negative conclusions are based on 51chromium labelling of homologous platelets. We report here the results of an analysis of 222 cases in which the kinetic study of 111indium-oxinate-labelled autologous platelets was performed under homogeneous technical conditions. 103 of these patients subsequently underwent splenectomy. This study demonstrates that the site of platelet sequestration in active ITP constitutes a variable independent of the patient's age, history of the disease and its severity (platelet count, lifespan). The sequestration site is a good predictive element of the short-term efficacy of splenectomy (71/76 cases with splenic sequestration obtained a platelet count exceeding 100 x 10(9)/l versus 7/13 cases with mixed sequestration and 1/14 cases with hepatic sequestration), and the long-term results (6 months to 5 years after splenectomy) do confirm the clinical value of this study.
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- Y Najean
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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