What are the complications after splenectomy

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A few days ago, when I had dinner with my friends, I suddenly felt sick. I didn't care at first, but it became more and more serious after I went back. Accompanied by his family, he went to the hospital for examination. The diagnosis was that there was something wrong with the spleen. The problem was still acute. He needed splenectomy, but the operation was serious. He was worried about the complications after the operation. Now let's talk about the complications after splenectomy.

What are the complications after splenectomy

First, hemorrhagic complications. Intraperitoneal hemorrhage is one of the more dangerous complications after splenectomy. The main causes are active hemorrhage and intraperitoneal bleeding. It includes the bleeding of pancreatic tail blood vessels, splenic pedicle blood vessels, gastric short blood vessels and the bleeding of diaphragm and splenic bed.

Second: infection. Early postoperative infections include pulmonary infection, subphrenic abscess, incision infection, urinary tract infection, etc. In addition to the general symptoms caused by infection (fever, local inflammation, etc.), there may also be local symptoms.

Third: portal vein thrombosis often occurs 2 weeks after splenectomy, and its clinical manifestations are blunt pain in the upper abdomen, nausea, vomiting, bloody stool, elevated body temperature, increased white blood cell count and accelerated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. There were no clinical manifestations. For the diagnosis of portal vein thrombosis after splenectomy.

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There may be some small problems after splenectomy, but these problems are the inevitable result of surgery, and they are not too serious, and can be completely recovered. As long as postoperative care and rehabilitation are taken seriously, life will not be troubled after splenectomy.