balloon catheter occlusion of the splenic or renal artery was undertaken in 10 patients ( 7 men and 3 women , aged 20-76 years ) 30 to 120 min before a splenectomy ( n = 8 ) or nephrectomy ( n = 2 ) , for the purpose of preventing a high intra- and post-operative blood loss and facilitating the technical procedure of removing an often markedly enlarged spleen .
C0037993
splenic
C0037995
splenectomy