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[Splenectomy as definitive surgical treatment for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis].

José Luis Beristain-HernándezArni Alejandro Mendoza-SotoMaría de Los Ángeles Macías-Clavijo
Published in: Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (2024)
Splenectomy increases the overall survival rate and the time free of HL progression, even though there are still no studies to determine with certainty the ideal time to perform a splenectomy in patients with pancytopenia without splenomegaly who suffer from hemophagocytic syndrome.
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