The most widely recognized long-term risk of splenectomy is overwhelming bacterial
infection. More recently, thrombosis has become appreciated as another potential …

Splenectomy is attended by medical complications, principally infectious and
thromboembolic; the frequency of complications varies with the conditions that led to …

Importance There is a paucity of data assessing the effect of increased surgical duration on
the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Objective To examine the association …

Although preservation of the spleen following abdominal trauma and spleen-preserving
surgical procedures have become gold standards, about 22,000 splenectomies are still …

Although viral hepatitis treatments have evolved over the years, the resultant liver cirrhosis
still does not completely heal. Platelets contain proteins required for hemostasis, as well as …

Surgical removal of the spleen, splenectomy, is a procedure that has significantly decreased
in frequency as our understanding of the infectious complications of the asplenic state …

Splenectomy has represented a key treatment option in the treatment of many benign
haematological diseases, including immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and disorders …

Patients undergoing splenectomy have an increased risk of splenic/portal vein thrombosis.
We used several databases to identify publications dealing with this risk and analyzed …

The term splanchnic vein thrombosis encompasses Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS),
extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO), and mesenteric vein thrombosis; the …

Thrombocytosis is frequently encountered as an incidental laboratory finding. The most
common etiology is reactive (secondary) thrombocytosis due to infections, trauma, surgery …