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What Are The Effects Of Spleen Removal?
I had a bad accident and the doctors had to remove my spleen, this was over twenty years ago. I was told then that the surgery will not affect my health. My question is what does the spleen do in the body and what is its effect on the immune system. Thank you I am sorry but I thought that this was a free service. Sorry I can not pay but thank you anyway
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
Hello ,
I understand your concern.
I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious disease specialist, answering your concern.
Spleen is the vestigeal organ of the body.
Removal of the spleen wont affect ones health directly.
The function of the spleen is to filter the blood coming in to it. So that capsulated bacteria like pneumococcus and other gets filtered.
If you do not have spleen they wont get filtered and chances of its infection increase. But such situation arises very rarely. And if such situation arises other body organ can come up to clear the infection.
So we can say removal of whole organ wont cause any major problem.
I will be happy to answer your further concern you can contact me here or you can contact me on bit.ly/DrArun
We wish you a best health at healthcare magic.
Thank you,
Dr. Arun Tank
I understand your concern.
I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious disease specialist, answering your concern.
Spleen is the vestigeal organ of the body.
Removal of the spleen wont affect ones health directly.
The function of the spleen is to filter the blood coming in to it. So that capsulated bacteria like pneumococcus and other gets filtered.
If you do not have spleen they wont get filtered and chances of its infection increase. But such situation arises very rarely. And if such situation arises other body organ can come up to clear the infection.
So we can say removal of whole organ wont cause any major problem.
I will be happy to answer your further concern you can contact me here or you can contact me on bit.ly/DrArun
We wish you a best health at healthcare magic.
Thank you,
Dr. Arun Tank
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