Does Splenectomy Influence the Development of Hypothyroidism in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Patients? A Retrospective Study

Affiliations

• ¹ Thalassemia Unit, Division Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, First Department of Pediatrics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Aghia Sophia" Children Hospital, Athens, Greece.
• ² Laboratory of Medical Genetics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens., Athens, Greece.
• ³ Research Institute For The Study of Genetic and Malignant Disorders in Childhood, "Aghia Sophia" Children Hospital, Athens, Greece.
• ⁴ First Department of Pediatrics, National Kapodistian University of Athens, "Aghia Sophia" Children Hospital, Athens, Greece.