title: Hazards of elective surgery in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; a case report emphasizes the advisability of splenectomy prior to elective surgery in chronic ITP patients to avoid excessive blood loss.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy