Does splenectomy influence the development of Hypothyroidism in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Patients? A retrospective study.

To test the postulated hypothesis that splenectomy may influence the development of Hypothyroisdism (HT) in Transfused Dependent Thalassemia (TDT) young patients, basic factors known to influence the development of hypothyroidism were evaluated in 52 TDT adult patients (25 splenectomized) with HT. P...

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Main Authors: Christos KATTAMIS, Myrto Skafida, Christalena Sofocleous, Antonis Kattamis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2019-10-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/4041
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