blood viscosity was measured in six patients before and after splenectomy and in each an increase in viscosity occurred that did not occur in patients who underwent laparotomy without splenectomy . these findings suggest that the inclusions and protein complexes within the red cell that are normally removed by the spleen decrease red-cell deformability and lead to an increase in blood viscosity .
C0037995
splenectomy
C0037993
spleen