title: Splenectomy: who, when, and why?
authors.affiliation: Boston University.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Weintraub
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000601:surgery; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013154:Spleen / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D013156:Splenectomy