Splenectomy a Surgical Procedure

Approach to normal sized nonadherent spleen, usually from splenic colonic ligament, by initial division of ligament attachment (5). Further recruitment is achieved by segmenting the spleen and kidney ligaments, allowing the spleen to fold forward and making the organ more accessible (7). After that, a single ligation and a continuous division of a short stomach tube are performed, thereby exposing the spleen (5). In order to avoid damage to the tail of the pancreas, attention should be paid during the operation of the hepatectomy (7).

Splenectomy involves complete or partial surgical resection of the spleen. The literature provides a wide range of clinical scenarios that can be used to indicate splenectomy. There is a general consensus on a small number of diagnoses requiring splenectomy. These include: primary tumor of the spleen (very rare), spleen trauma and blood disorders. Blood disorders - Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) - usually requires treatment by splenectomy. It involves the loss of specific proteins in the erythrocyte membrane and further damages them as the fragile cells pass through the spleen (Encyclopedia of Surgery). When the spleen is removed, the injury stops. Other blood disorders - Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) - shows the best cure rate (60-70%) after splenectomy compared to other treatments (Ghanima et al. , 2012).

A spleen burst man receives splenectomy. Splenectomy is the process of connecting the splenic arteries to prevent life threatening bleeding and shock. This process can be done in two ways. As a traditional open way, or using the latest laparoscopic approach. Laparoscopic splenectomy is a safe procedure and can lower the prevalence rate after surgery of experienced hands such as open laparotomy. In the case of a gentleman, the type of splenectomy depends on the size of the spleen. If his spleen is large, it is easier to delete with the open method. However, if he has a small to medium spleen, he can spend better treatment time and can use laparoscopy.

Splenectomy is a surgical operation to remove the spleen. Old damaged red blood cells are removed from the spleen. Red blood cells of thalassemia patients are weakened, so they will be destroyed as they pass through the spleen. This will reduce body red blood cells. Extraction of the spleen helps to reduce the number of lost red blood cells, except that the patient's pain is eliminated by dilation. Splenectomy is performed on patients over the age of 11 years and people without the spleen are more prone to infection so patients may need antibiotics to prevent infection after removal. Patients can also receive a pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax) to prevent infection prior to surgery.