Current indications for splenectomy in hematologic disorders
Hereditary spherocytosis |
Other hereditary hemolytic anemias (eg, stomatocytosis, pyropoikilocytosis, pyruvate kinase deficiency) |
Sickle cell disease |
Thalassemia major or intermedia |
Immune thrombocytopenia |
Myeloproliferative disorders |
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia |
Hypersplenism |
Lymphoproliferative disorders |
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
Hereditary spherocytosis |
Other hereditary hemolytic anemias (eg, stomatocytosis, pyropoikilocytosis, pyruvate kinase deficiency) |
Sickle cell disease |
Thalassemia major or intermedia |
Immune thrombocytopenia |
Myeloproliferative disorders |
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia |
Hypersplenism |
Lymphoproliferative disorders |
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |