title: The role of splenectomy in autoimmune hematological disorders: Outdated or still worth considering?
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: judith.sys@student.kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sys
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Whitechapel, London, UK. Electronic address: a.b.provan@qmul.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Drew
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Provan
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, University Hospital Ghent, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: alexander.schauwvlieghe@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schauwvlieghe
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory for Clinical Infectious and Inflammatory Disorders, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of General Internal Medicine, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: steven.vanderschueren@uzleuven.be.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vanderschueren
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Oncology, Laboratory for Experimental Hematology, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Hematology, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: daan.dierickx@uzleuven.be.
authors.forename: Daan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dierickx
mesh_terms: D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D059035:Perioperative Period; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Immune thrombocytopenia; Second-line treatment; Splenectomy; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura