title: Letter: Hazards of splenectomy.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000601:surgery