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  2. Splenectomy - Wikipedia

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    The post-splenectomy platelet count may rise to abnormally high levels (thrombocytosis), leading to an increased risk of potentially fatal clot formation. Mild thrombocytosis may be observed after a splenectomy due to the lack of sequestering and destruction of platelets that would normally be carried out by the spleen.

  3. Splenic infarction - Wikipedia

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    Splenic infarction is a condition in which blood flow supply to the spleen is compromised, [1] leading to partial or complete infarction (tissue death due to oxygen shortage) in the organ. [2] Splenic infarction occurs when the splenic artery or one of its branches are occluded, for example by a blood clot .

  4. Thrombocythemia - Wikipedia

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    Other causes of reactive thrombocythemia include: post surgery, iron deficiency, drugs, and rebound effect after bone marrow suppression. [8] Research suggests that thrombocytosis can also occur after physical exercise, and is triggered by hemoconcentration and the release of platelets from the liver, lungs and spleen. [3] [9]

  5. List of ICD-9 codes 280–289: diseases of the blood and blood ...

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    289.5 Other diseases of spleen. 289.50 Disease of spleen unspecified; 289.51 Chronic congestive splenomegaly; 289.52 Splenic sequestration; 289.53 Neutropenic splenomegaly; 289.59 Other diseases of spleen; 289.6 Familial polycythemia; 289.7 Methemoglobinemia; 289.8 Other specified diseases of blood and blood-forming organs 289.81 Primary ...

  6. Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection - Wikipedia

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    An overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) is a rare but rapidly fatal infection occurring in individuals following removal (or permanent dysfunction) of the spleen. The infections are typically characterized by either meningitis or sepsis , and are caused by encapsulated organisms including Streptococcus pneumoniae . [ 3 ]

  7. Sugiura procedure - Wikipedia

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    The original procedure also consisted of an esophageal transection, splenectomy, vagotomy, and pyloroplasty. [ citation needed ] The Sugiura procedure was originally associated with significant morbidity and mortality ; in recent years, though, this procedure and its modifications have been performed in many hepatobiliary and pancreatic ...

  8. Trousseau sign of malignancy - Wikipedia

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    Potential Mechanisms of Cancer-Related Hypercoagulability: Cancer-associated thrombosis can result from: (1) stasis, i.e., direct pressure on blood vessels by the tumor mass, poor performance status, and bed rest following surgical procedures; (2) iatrogenic, due to treatment with antineoplastic medications; and (3) secretion of heparanase from ...

  9. Wandering spleen - Wikipedia

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    The usual treatment is splenopexy, fixation of the spleen, but if there is no blood flow after unwinding the spleen through detorsion then splenectomy must be performed. [6] Although there have been few reported cases of treatment through laparoscopic surgery due to the rarity of the disease, it has been proven to be an effective surgical ...