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Also known as: spleen removal, surgical removal of the spleen.
A splenectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of the spleen. It’s frequently needed in the case of a ruptured spleen, but the procedure may be necessary for other reasons, as well.
The patient is placed under general anesthesia. Then the spleen is surgically removed using either a laparoscope (a thin, flexible tube with a light and camera that guides the surgeon as the spleen is removed) or via an open surgery. Once the spleen is removed, any incisions are closed.
The patient will need to avoid food, drink and medications prior to the procedure.
Infection, bleeding, blood clots or damage to surrounding organs and tissues are potential risks of splenectomy.
Reviewed by: Jorge Ricardo Galvez Silva, MD
This page was last updated on: March 26, 2019 12:22 PM
The name of the disease can be translated to purple low platelet count of unknown cause.
When someone has both abnormal hemoglobin and thalassemia, one possibility is that they have Hgb E/B 0 thalassemia.
Infection prophylaxis is the idea of using antibiotics and other infection-fighting medications prior to the infection occurring to help prevent it.