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  • Although various non-surgical treatments have emerged, surgical options like splenectomy combined with pericardial devascularization (SPD) remain crucial in China for treating these conditions.
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Partial splenic embolization (PSE) has developed as an alternative to surgical splenectomy, mainly to improve hypersplenism and esophagogastric varices in cirrhotic patients. We proposed the novel concept that splenic infarction volume, rather than the splenic infarction ratio, is essential for patients receiving PSE. A splenic infarction volume between 388 and 540 mL is suitable for a sufficient increase in platelet count and less severe PSE-related complications.

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