by A Bhattacharyya, SC Sharma International Journal of Clinical Practice 1998:52;508-9 Splenectomy remains a treatment in patients with autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (ATP) who fail to respond adequately to conservative treatment. We report on a 78 year old man who developed ATP after splenectomy performed six years earlier for iatrogenic injury to the spleen during hemicolectomy. […]