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Publications and source records attributed to M Schiller.
This is a report of Clostridium perfringens septic arthritis in a 5-year-old boy and a review of the literature on 6 previously reported cases. The treatment is the same as for other organisms producing septic arthritis.
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Partial splenectomy with resection of the lower third of the spleen was performed in three children as part of a standard staging laparotomy for Hodgkin's disease. The technique proved to be simple and safe with no post-operative complications. The ability to preserve splenic tissue and to prevent post-splenectomy sepsis in children is weighed against the probably low risk of missing solitary splenic lesions with partial splenectomy. This procedure should play a major role in the surgery of various splenic disorders in children, including Hodgkin's disease.