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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
The spleen is typically removed as it is enlarged (splenomegaly) and/or a source of bleeding. | The spleen is typically removed as it is enlarged ([[splenomegaly]]) and/or a source of bleeding. | ||
It may be removed in the context of a hematological disorder and the most common in that context is [[idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]].<ref name=pmid24798604>{{Cite journal | last1 = Jankulovski | first1 = N. | last2 = Antovic | first2 = S. | last3 = Kuzmanovska | first3 = B. | last4 = Mitevski | first4 = A. | title = Splenectomy for haematological disorders. | journal = Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) | volume = 35 | issue = 1 | pages = 181-7 | month = | year = 2014 | doi = | PMID = 24798604 }}</ref> If a splenectomy, is associated with a whiff of hematological disorder, tissue should be sent for [[flow cytometry]]. | It may be removed in the context of a hematological disorder and the most common in that context is [[idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura]].<ref name=pmid24798604>{{Cite journal | last1 = Jankulovski | first1 = N. | last2 = Antovic | first2 = S. | last3 = Kuzmanovska | first3 = B. | last4 = Mitevski | first4 = A. | title = Splenectomy for haematological disorders. | journal = Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki) | volume = 35 | issue = 1 | pages = 181-7 | month = | year = 2014 | doi = | PMID = 24798604 }}</ref> If a splenectomy, is associated with a whiff of hematological disorder, tissue should be sent for [[flow cytometry]]. | ||