Splenectomy may have more complications than currently proven
The spleen has been one of the least understood major organs for centuries. Its significance is relatively well-known today but it seems that all aspects of its activities are not fully understood. Persian medicine (PM) has special views on the function of spleen; many side effects were reported in PM due to spleen dysfunction. On the other hand nowadays splenectomy as a treatment strategy is recommended for some disorders and increasing risk of infections is considered as the most important long term side effect of that.
Source: Medical Hypotheses - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Somayeh Zakeri, Narjes Gorji, Marjan Akhtari, Reihaneh Moeini Source Type: research
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