Research Article - (2012) Volume 0, Issue 0

Revisiting Splenectomy in Childhood Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in the Era of New Therapies: The French Experience

Nathalie Aladjidi1,2*, Raoul Santiago1,2, Corinne Pondarré3, Anne Lambilliotte4, Guy Leverger5, Claire Godard Sebillotte6, Vincent Barlogis7, Pierre Rohrlich8, Marlène Pasquet9, Sophie Bayart10, Dominique Plantaz11, Patrick Lutz12, Karine De Bosredon13, Aude Marie-Cardine14, Corinne Guitton15, Patrick Boutard16, Martine Munzer17, Jean-Louis Stephan18, Thierry Leblanc19 and Y. Perel1,2
1CHU Bordeaux, Centre de Référence National des Cytopénies Auto-immunes de l’Enfant(CEREVANCE), Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33 076 Bordeaux, France
2Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33 076 Bordeaux, France
3Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital - IHOP, Lyon, 69 008 Bordeaux, France
4Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital, 59 037 Lille, France
5Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital – Trousseau – APHP, 75012 Paris, France
6INSERM/UPMC UMR-S 707, 75007 Paris, France
7Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital – APHM, 13385 Marseille, France
8Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital, 25030 Besançon, France
9Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital, 31026 Toulouse, France
10Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital, 35203 Rennes, France
11Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital, 38043 Grenoble, France
12Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital, 67098 Strasbourg, France
13Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Place Amélie Raba Léon, 33 076 Bordeaux, France
14Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital, 76031 Rouen, France
15Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital, 94275 Le Kremelin Bicêtre, France
16Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital, 14033 Caen, France
17Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital, 51092 Reims, France
18Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
19Pediatric Hematologic Unit, University Hospital – Robert Debré – APHP, 75019 Paris, France
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