Risk of Serious Infection Following Splenectomy

Risk of serious infection following splenectomy.

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Overwhelming infection in children following splenectomy.

Primary thrombocythaemia following splenectomy.

Introduction Primary thrombocythaemia (PT) is a well recognized syndrome within the spectrum of myeloproliferative disorders. Typically presenting from middle-age onwards, difficulties may arise in differentiation from secondary thrombocytosis or other myeloproliferative states particularly in younger patients. This report of an unusual presentation ofPT in a 20-year-old male demonstrates some ...

Hepatic Infarction following splenectomy.

A 17-year-old child came to our emergency clinic complaining of fever, palpitations and abdominal pain. There was no history of trauma. The patient was diagnosed with endocarditis by clinical symptoms after cardiac examination. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) was performed for abdominal pain. CT imaging revealed splenic infarction. The patient underwent splenectomy. Right upper quadrant pain...

Splenic Retrieval Following Laparoscopic Splenectomy

Address reprint request to: Dr. Kerry S. Fisher, Bryner Clinic Department of Surgery, 745 East 300 South, Salt Lake City, UT USA. Telephone: (801) 328-7194, Fax: (801) 355-4118 Laparoscopic Splenectomy was first described in 1992 by several different authors. The technique has been refined over the last few years. We have performed several laparoscopic splenectomies. One frustrating aspect of t...