title: Laparoscopic splenectomy: present status and future outlook.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, CA 92354, USA.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Robles
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garberolgio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005544:Forecasting; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000601:surgery; D013103:Spherocytosis, Hereditary / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000601:surgery