title: Successful control of life-threatening thrombocytosis with a blood processor.
abstract: A patient with polycythemia rubra vera developed marked thrombocytosis and hemorrhage after splenectomy. Plateletpheresis with a blood processor proved to be a safe, efficient, and rapid method for the mechanical removal of large quantities of platelets prior to adequate control with chemotherapy.
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets; D002469:Cell Separation; D006801:Humans; D006918:Hydroxyurea / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000150:complications*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013922:Thrombocytosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D006918:Hydroxyurea