Know about Spleen Removal
Medical Treatment:
- Indications include an enlarged spleen, painful spleen, or hypersplenism
- Surgery can be considered for spleen removal
- A minimally invasive alternative is interventional radiological splenic embolisation
- Consider vaccination for pneumococcal infections, flu, Hemophilus influenzae type b and meningitis C
- Low dose antibiotics for at least 2 years after removal or in children or in immunocompromised patients