What is splenectomy?
splenectomy is a surgery that includes overall or partial spleen removal. The spleen plays an important role in the body's immune system and helps it to fight bacteria and infections. The spleen also helps to filter blood and regulate the supply of blood to the liver. If the spleen is damaged or sick, splenectomy may be necessary. Laparoscopic splenectomy includes the use of a thin tool with a camera and light at the end called a laparoscope. The surgeon inserts a laparoscope with a small cut in the abdomen, while surgical tools are inserted through other small cuts. Patients who have laparoscopic splenectomy are generally recovered faster than in patients who have open splenectomy. The surgeon removes the spleen through the cut before its sewn closed. Patients who need splenectomy as a result of spleen cancer have often open splenectomy so that the surgeon can examine lymph nodes in the stomach for cancer signs. Infected lymphatic can also be removed during the procedureé nodes.
If the entire spleen is not damaged or ill, the surgeon can only remove part of the spleen. This helps reduce the risk of infection because the spleen helps the immune system to fight bacteria in the body. Patients with enlarged spleen often find relief from pain to partial splenectomy.
The most common risk of splenectomy is the development of internal bacterial infection that can spread throughout the body. After removing the spleen, the body's ability to filter bacteria from blood and combat viruses is reduced. Children have a greater risk of infection than adults and the risk is the highest durpvní two years after the procedure. The risk of infection may be minimized by accepting vaccination before the progress to reduce the risk of certain infections.
Further complications of splenectomy include reactions to anesthesia, breathing problems, blood clots, significant blood loss and infection. Patients may minimize the risk of infection by ZdraDiet before and after surgery, refrain from tobacco and alcohol and proper care for a surgical wound. The procedure can cause damage to nearby organs such as stomach, pancreas and colon. The risk of damage to other organs is minimized when an experienced surgeon performs the procedure.
complete recovery of splenectomy usually takes four to six weeks. Most patients spend less than one week in the hospital after surgery. Patients should delay severe lifting or any movement that attracts the cut until fully recovered. Surgeons give patients with splenectomies in detail how to take care of surgical cut, including washing and changing the bandage.