in panhematocytopenia , thrombocytopenia and neutropenia , all apparently due to depression of hematopoiesis by endocrine or other action of the spleen , splenectomy may be beneficial if medical therapy fails.a surgeon undertaking splenectomy should recognize two special problems : ( 1 ) the presence of accessory spleens , which if not removed may negate the effects of the operation , and ( 2 ) the apparently high rate of infection in infants and children who have undergone splenectomy .
C0037993
spleen
C0037995
splenectomy