Splenectomy is significantly associated with thrombosis but not with pulmonary hypertension in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia: a meta-analysis of observational studies
Tsampika-Vasileia Kalamara, Konstantino Dodos, Efthymia VlachakiHippokration General Hospital and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.Greece Frontiers in MedicineFront Med 2023; 10: DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1259785 AbstractIntroduction: Thromboembolism (TE) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) constitute frequently occurring complications in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia and have been associated with splenectomy in different studies. Nevertheless, the size of the possible association varies greatly in literature. Herein, […]