Table 1.

Characteristics of patients who underwent splenectomy for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Patient	Age*	Sex	Time from diagnosis to splenectomy, mo.	Indication for splenectomy	Post-splenectomy relapse	Follow-up, mo.
1	71	M	3	Relapse	0	41
2	46	F	9	Relapse	0	43
3	45	M	35	Relapse	0	48
4	63	F	73	Relapse	0	43
5	53	F	92	Relapse	0	40

F = female; M = male.

^*Age at time of splenectomy.