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  1. Preventing Infection after Splenectomy Conditions

    Preventing Infection after Splenectomy, Your spleen may be removed (splenectomy) for various reasons. For example, because of an illness that affects the spleen, or if it is damaged ...

  2. Splenectomy and Hyposplenism Professional

    Splenectomy and Hyposplenism, The spleen is involved in producing protective humoral antibodies, the production and maturation of B and T cells and plasma cells, removal of unwanted particu...

  3. Spleen Disorders and Splenectomy Forums Group

    Spleen Disorders and Splenectomy, I now live with anxiety, always worrying if a slight chill, a tooth … White Blood Counts after Splenectomy I had a splenectomy in 2012...

  4. Hereditary Spherocytosis Professional

    Mild cases do not usually require folate supplements or splenectomy. [ 6 ] Steroid therapy may be effective in augmenting haemoglobin levels during haemolytic crises in patients with moderate dise...

  5. Hereditary Spherocytosis Conditions

    Removing the spleen (splenectomy) is known to help control the disease. The blood cells are able to survive for much longer in the bloodstream if the spleen is removed.

  6. Spleen Pain Conditions

    Your spleen may be removed (splenectomy) for various reasons. It may, for example, be removed because of an illness that affects the spleen, or if it is damaged by an injury.

  7. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Conditions

    Surgery to remove the spleen (splenectomy) . This is very rarely done in children with ITP. It is only really considered as an option if your child has life-threatening bleeding or severe chr...

  8. Splenomegaly and Hypersplenism Professional

    Splenic sequestration crisis may develop in young children with sickle cell anaemia, which can precipitate hypovolaemic shock and death, and is an indication for splenectomy. Manageme...

  9. Felty's Syndrome Professional

    Treatment with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor is a safe and effective treatment in the management of neutropenia associated with Felty's syndrome. [ 12 ] The dose and frequency of the r...

  10. Immune Suppression Conditions

    Your spleen is an important part of your immune system but sometimes it has to be removed, with an operation called a splenectomy. This may need doing if you are involved in an accident, or h...

  11. Primary Myelosclerosis Professional

    Cladribine is particularly useful post-splenectomy with thrombocytopenia and hepatomegaly. [ 3 ] Thalidomide was thought to give a good response in 20-60%, [ 4 ] but a recent Cochrane rev...

  12. Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Professional

    Some transfusion-dependent patients have benefited from splenectomy . This procedure may reduce anaemia (but does not improve mild anaemia), but haemolysis will continue. [ 6 ] Bone mar...

  13. Myelofibrosis Conditions

    Treatments for an enlarged spleen If an enlarged spleen is causing any complications, you may need surgical removal of your spleen (splenectomy). Splenectomy does have some risks,...

  14. Haemolytic Anaemia (Causes, Symptoms and Treatment) Professional

    Steroids and splenectomy are less successful and transfusions should be avoided if possible. Splenectomy This may be the first choice of treatment in some types of haemolytic a...

  15. Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome Professional

    Fourth-line - consider rituximab, splenectomy or combined immunosuppressants. Also: Splenectomy should be avoided except in cases of uncontrollable hypersplenism.

  16. Peripheral Blood Film (Preparation and Testing) Professional

    Hypothyroidism. Post-splenectomy, haemolysis, polycythaemia rubra vera. Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), malignancy.

  17. Minimally Invasive Surgery Professional

    Lymph node biopsy. Splenectomy. Hiatus hernia, umbilical and inguinal hernia repairs. Colonic cancer. Diverticular disease.

  18. Phosphoglycerate Kinase 1 Deficiency Professional

    Surgery Splenectomy can reduce the haemolytic anaemia and the need for transfusion. [ 7 ] Complications Myoglobinuria from prolonged exercise can produce renal damage.

  19. Immune Thrombocytopenia Professional

    Second-line management options Recent guidelines state that evidence is not sufficient to guide the sequence of management where first-line treatment has failed. Splenectomy . 80% r...

  20. Eosinophilia Professional

    Irradiation. Post-splenectomy . Cholesterol emboli . Investigations Investigation is guided by the history, examination, and clinical picture and may include: FBC, in...

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