title: Splenectomy: its risks and its roles.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000503:physiopathology; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012038:Regeneration; D013103:Spherocytosis, Hereditary / Q000601:surgery; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome