title: Heterotopic splenic autotransplantation for splenomegaly secondary to Gaucher's disease--a case of siblings.
abstract: The authors report on siblings with Gaucher's disease who underwent heterotopic splenic autotransplantation for splenomegaly. The efficacy of this treatment is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamataka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohshiro
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005776:Gaucher Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D006971:Hypersplenism / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000637:transplantation*; D013156:Splenectomy; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000379:methods