1. Which doctor does splenectomy? The splenectomy surgery is usually done by a general surgeon who is familiar with the procedure. 2. How can you live without a spleen? Though the spleen is important, ...

THIS communication presents the results of splenectomy performed in patients with various blood dyscrasias who have been followed in the Blood Clinic of the New England Medical Center during the past ...

Surgery to remove the spleen is not a common treatment for hairy cell leukaemia (HCL). The spleen is quite a large organ. In HCL, it sometimes becomes bigger and can cause problems. Chemotherapy ...

Chemotherapy usually works well at reducing the size of the spleen. But rarely, some people need an operation to remove their spleen (splenectomy). The spleen's normal job is to filter the blood and ...