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==Overview==


==Indications==
==Indications==
 
Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of polycythemia.
==Surgery==
 
*Phlebotomy: the backbone of therapy, treatment with phlebotomy alone associated with a longer median survival compared to the use of chlorambucil or radioactive phosphorous based on a trial conducted by PV study group.


==Contraindications==
==Contraindications==

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