title: Splenectomy or no splenectomy prior to allogeneic stem-cell transplantation in patients with severe thalassemia: this is the question.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Mitchell S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cairo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome