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Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Splenectomy In Children: A Case Report with Literature Review
Published on: March 27, 2026
[Splenectomy in hereditary hemolytic anemia: 82 Tunisian cases]
Raouf Hafsia1, Sami Zriba, Emna Gouider
1Service d'Hématologie biologique Hôpital Aziza Othmana, Tunis.
Background:
Splenectomy is frequently advised in hereditary hemolytic anemia. Severe complications could occur after splenectomy.
Aim:
To provide the indication and benefit of splenectomy
Methods:
clinical and biological patterns were performed in a retrospective study of 82 patients: 17 homozygous beta thalassemia, 17 thalassemia intermedia, 33 heterozygote Hb/S beta thalassemia and 15 hereditary spherocytosis.
Results:
Splenectomy was performed for: Hypertransfusion in homozygous thalassemia, hereditary spherocytosis; hypersplenism in Thalassemia intermedia and splenic sequestration in heterozygote HbS/beta thalassemia. The benefit of splenectomy was proved in hereditary spherocytosis (100%), heterozygote HbS/beta thalassemia (90%) and thalassemia intermedia (75%); nevertheless in homozygous beta thalassemia. Post splenectomical complication are often thrombocytosis, thrombosis and infections.
Conclusion:
Splenectomy should be performed in hereditary hemolytic anemia to reduce and avoid transfusion.