title: Splenectomy: indications, hazards and alternatives.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection