splenectomy incidental to some other resectional procedure in the upper abdomen carried a mortality of 17 % , accidental injury to the spleen during upper abdominal surgery carried a mortality of 28 % , external trauma to the spleen a 7 % mortality , while splenectomy for the diagnosis or therapy of a haematological disorder carried the lowest mortality , namely 4 % .
C0037993
spleen
C0037995
splenectomy