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Immunodeficiency and the Surgeon

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Immunodeficiency poses many challenges to the surgeon. The immunodeficient patient, irrespective of age, may present with recurrent infections or infection with an unusual organism and the surgeon has to maintain a high degree of suspicion of the likelihood of underlying significant immune deficiency. On the other hand the surgeon may render a patient immunodeficient with surgery or drugs and therefore need to be proactive in protecting the patient from the consequences.

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  1. Kaplan Medical Center, PO Box 23273, King George PO Branch, 61231, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Andrew P. Zbar (Head of Colorectal Surgery,Senior Consultant Colorectal Surgeon) (Head of Colorectal Surgery,Senior Consultant Colorectal Surgeon)

  2. St James’s University Hospital, School of Medicine, Division of Surgery, University of Leeds, Clinical Sciences Building, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK

    Pierre J. Guillou

  3. Department of Surgery, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Boshell Diabetes Building,1808 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA

    Kirby I. Bland (Professor and Chairman Dept of Surgery) (Professor and Chairman Dept of Surgery)

  4. Oncology Unit 3rd Department Medicine, Athens Medical School Sotiria General Hospital, Athens, Greece

    Konstantinos N. Syrigos (Associate Professor of Medical Oncology, Head) (Associate Professor of Medical Oncology, Head)

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Allen-Mersh, T.G., Huang, A. (2002). Immunodeficiency and the Surgeon. In: Zbar, A.P., Guillou, P.J., Bland, K.I., Syrigos, K.N. (eds) Immunology for Surgeons. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0201-4_4

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