Pediatric splenectomy for hematological diseases: outcome analysis.

摘要

Spleen produces specific antibodies and filters out encapsulated organisms and, therefore, is important in protecting the body against infection. On the other hand, splenectomy is a widely used therapeutic modality in the management of a variety of hematological disorders. The current surgical options for this purpose include not only the novel modalities like partial splenectomy, splenic embolization, or laparo-scopic splenectomy but also the traditional open splenectomy [1, 2]. However, most of the information about the traditional open splenectomy in children, regarding especially the long-term outcome, is based on old publications. The aim of the present study is to retrospectively review the outcome data on efficacy and safety of open splenectomy performed in a single center on a considerably large group of children with hematological diseases.