title: Changing patterns of splenectomy in transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients.
authors.affiliation: Università di Torino, Italy. antonio.piga@unito.it
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piga
authors.forename: Melania
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: Filomena
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Forni
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quarta
authors.forename: Maria D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Cappellini
authors.forename: Renzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Galanello
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D006971:Hypersplenism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007223:Infant; D019190:Iron Overload / Q000517:prevention & control; D007558:Italy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000639:trends*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012984:Software; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult