Splenectomy in children

ABSTRACT

Spleen plays important functions in the body. There were many indications for splenectomy, including spleen traumas, splenorenal shunt, vascular accident due to the spleen, splenic cyst, splenomegaly compressing other organs, congenital hemolytic anemia, acquired immunohematological diseases, hypersplenism leading to the peripheral blood cell deficiency. The major risk after splenectomy was severe infection. The hypersplenism was improved after splenectomy.