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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1973;16(8):639-642. Published online August 31, 1973.

A Case of Idiopathic Hypersplenism Successfully Treated with Splenectomy

Ghun Shik Ihm¹, Ton Sang Park¹, Ki Young Lee¹, Duk Jin Yun¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Idiopathic hypersplenism is a rare disease in childhood. Recently,we experienced a case of idiopathic hypersplenism in a 6 year old boy who had longstanding history of pallor, bleeding tendency and large palpable mass on his left upper abdomen. He was treated successfully by splenectomy and we report this case with review of literatures.

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