Matteo Molica, Fulvio Massaro, Giorgia Annechini, Erminia Baldacci, Gianna Maria D'Elia, Riccardo Rosati, Silvia Maria Trisolini, Paola Volpicelli, Robin Foà, Saveria Capria
Selective splenic artery embolization (SSAE) is a nonsurgical intervention characterized by the transcatheter occlusion of the splenic artery and/or its branch vessels using metallic coils or other embolic devices. It has been applied for the management of splenic trauma, hypersplenism with portal hypertension, hereditary spherocytosis, thalassemia and splenic hemangioma. We hereby describe a case of a patient affected by idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and warm auto-immune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) both resistant to immunosuppressive and biological therapies, not eligible for a surgical intervention because of her critical conditions...
2016: Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases