Splenic Cyst, the Case against Splenectomy
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چکیده
Zaccarelli in 1549 reported on splenectomy, but on the same subject in 1 578 Ballonii asked the question 'Is the spleen so necessary for life?'; while the first successful partial splenectomy was carried out by Timothy Clark in 1673, and the first total one in 1678 by Nicholaus Matthias. Splenectomy as the recommended treatment for splenic injury or lesions is firmly rooted in surgical teaching being held to be without harmful sequelae. Kocher in 1911 said: 'Injuries of the spleen demand excision of the gland. No evil follows its removal, while danger of haemorrhage is effectively stopped.'1 Hamilton Bailey takes up the theme in 1927 adding 'in no instance is there the slightest indication that a splenectomised person is more susceptible to infection than the rest of humanity'.1 Mclndoe in 1932 rejects efforts at preserving the spleen: 'the operation for rupture of the spleen is splenectomy. Any form of repair or tamponade is inadvisable.'1
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