Splenic macrophage phagocytosis and hypersplenism in cirrhotic portal hypertensive patients / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the correlation between splenic macrophage (M?) phagocytosis and peripheral blood cell count in cirrhotic portal hypertensive (CPH) patients Methods Spleen M? phagocytosis was measured in 20 CPH patients with hypersplenism and 6 patients with traumatic spleen rupture Results The M? phagocytosis rate in CPH patients was (12 6?3 0)% compared with (6 9?0 5)% in traumatic patients ( P