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Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia surgery
Introduction
Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mydah Sajid, MD[1]
- Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. Splenectomy is usually reserved for patients with recurrent thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura[1]. It has shown to reduce relapse rate in these patients.