title: Splenectomy in ITP: we keep removing a healthy functional organ.
authors: Hematology Department, IdISSC, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040, Madrid, Spain. eduardo.anguita@salud.madrid.org.
authors: Eduardo
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1386-4943
authors: E
authors: Anguita
authors: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Francisco Javier
authors: FJ
authors: Candel
authors: Emergency Department, IdISSC, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Juan
authors: J
authors: González-Del Castillo
authors: Emergency Department, IdISSC, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
authors: F Javier
authors: FJ
authors: Martín-Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D053628:Receptors, Thrombopoietin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D000069283:Rituximab / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013156:Splenectomy; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D053628:Receptors, Thrombopoietin; C082218:MPL protein, human; D000069283:Rituximab