Forty children with thalassemia major were treated with gelfoam particles for partialsplenic embolization (PSE).The embolization of the spleen ranged from 50 to 85 per cent.Af-ter PSE,the spleen shrank greatly,and the...Forty children with thalassemia major were treated with gelfoam particles for partialsplenic embolization (PSE).The embolization of the spleen ranged from 50 to 85 per cent.Af-ter PSE,the spleen shrank greatly,and the symptoms of anemia improved.The immunologicalfunction of the body was the same as before PSE.All patients showed a marked reduction intransfusion requirements.Therefore,it is believed that PSE is an effective therapy for tha-lassemia major.展开更多
文摘Forty children with thalassemia major were treated with gelfoam particles for partialsplenic embolization (PSE).The embolization of the spleen ranged from 50 to 85 per cent.Af-ter PSE,the spleen shrank greatly,and the symptoms of anemia improved.The immunologicalfunction of the body was the same as before PSE.All patients showed a marked reduction intransfusion requirements.Therefore,it is believed that PSE is an effective therapy for tha-lassemia major.
