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Splenectomy with oesophagogastric devascularisation

Type
Procedure
Curriculum level
perform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)
Also called
Hassab procedure, Sugiura procedure

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Where the curriculum asks for it

“Splenectomy + Revascularization” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 16)

“splenectomy and devascularisation” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 11)

“Perform devascularisation procedures and their variants.” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 14)

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