Explore: Splenectomy

A splenectomy is the surgical procedure that partially or completely removes the spleen. The spleen is an important organ in regard to immunological function

the abdomen. The surgical process to remove the spleen is known as a splenectomy. In humans, the spleen is underneath the left part of the diaphragm,

occurs for several reasons: Following splenectomy due to splenic rupture from trauma or because of tumor After splenectomy with the goal of interfering with

An overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) is a rare but rapidly fatal infection occurring in individuals following removal (or permanent dysfunction)

surgical intervention include postoperative cardiac arrhythmia, splenectomy, or splenectomy with partial gastric resection. A longer time from presentation

errors in diagnostic imaging or continued symptoms after therapeutic splenectomy. Polysplenia is the presence of multiple accessory spleens rather than

After splenectomy, 11.6–75 percent of ITP cases relapsed, and 8.7–40 percent of ITP cases had no response to splenectomy. The use of splenectomy to treat

removal of the spleen (splenectomy) is only required if complications ensue; surgical removal predisposes to overwhelming post-splenectomy infections. Several

asplenia, can occur by autosplenectomy or the surgical counterpart, splenectomy. Asplenia can increase susceptibility to infection. Autosplenectomy can

A gross anatomy specimen of a total gastrectomy, splenectomy for infiltrative gastric cancer