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Open Splenectomy

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Andriano Zaccarello performed the first splenectomy on a Neapolitan woman with massive splenomegaly in 1549 [1]. The colorful history of this operation is described in the first chapter of this volume.

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  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, 90048-1865, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Jonathan R. Hiatt M.D. (Director, Surgical Residency Program and Trauma Services) (Director, Surgical Residency Program and Trauma Services)

  2. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, 90048-1865, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Edward H. Phillips M.D. (Director, Endoscopic Surgery) (Director, Endoscopic Surgery)

  3. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 444 South San Vincente Boulevard, 90048, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Leon Morgenstern M.D. (Emeritus Director of Surgery) (Emeritus Director of Surgery)

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Hiatt, J.R., Allins, A., Kong, L.R. (1997). Open Splenectomy. In: Hiatt, J.R., Phillips, E.H., Morgenstern, L. (eds) Surgical Diseases of the Spleen. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60574-1_12

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