Partial splenectomy followed by total splenectomy in thalassemia

Prevention of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection in thalassemia patients by partial rather than total splenectomy.

OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate the protective role of partial versus total splenectomy against sepsis in patients with thalassaemia when other preventive measures are not available. Overwhelming postsplenectomy infection is a serious complication of splenectomy in these patients, and most present with pneumococcal septicemia. Pneumococcal vaccine given before surgery is a well-established preve...

Prospect of splenectomy in thalassemia.

Portal Vein Thrombosis Following Splenectomy in β-thalassemia Major

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Hematologic outcomes after total splenectomy and partial splenectomy for congenital hemolytic anemia.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to define the hematologic response to total splenectomy (TS) or partial splenectomy (PS) in children with hereditary spherocytosis (HS) or sickle cell disease (SCD). METHODS The Splenectomy in Congenital Hemolytic Anemia (SICHA) consortium registry collected hematologic outcomes of children with CHA undergoing TS or PS to 1 year after surgery. Using rando...

Minimally invasive total splenectomy in dogs: A clinical report

Cases of minimally-invasive surgery are gaining acceptance among surgeons and animal owners. One type of minimally-invasive surgery is total splenectomy, which is indicated for splenic tumors, trauma, torsions, and for dogs that require blood transfusion. To assess the safety of the technique, experimental laparoscopic splenectomies were performed in dogs for the first time in Iran. Three adult...