Abstract
Twelve cases of thalassemia are presented with hematological observations before and after splenectomy. The author thinks that it is possible to detect hypersplenism in thalassemia even before the increased need of repeated transfusions makes it more evident.
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Copyright © 1962 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Firzli SS. Splenectomy in thalassemia. Turk J Pediatr 1962; 4: 39-44. https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.1962.9247