Hereditary Spherocytosis : Treatments

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Treatments could include:
Surgery to remove the spleen (splenectomy) cures the anemia of spherocytosis. Although the abnormal cell defect continues, the red blood cell life span returns to normal. Families with a history of spherocytosis should have their children screened...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 27, 2007
Spleen removal is surgery is required to remove a diseased or damaged spleen, the body organ that helps the body fight infections.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 15, 2008
A splenectomy is the total or partial surgical removal of the spleen, an organ that is part of the lymphatic system. Purpose The human spleen is a dark purple bean-shaped organ located in the upper left side of the abdomen just behind the bottom of the rib cage.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Splenectomy is the surgical removal of the spleen, which is an organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen is a dark-purple, bean-shaped organ located in the upper left side of the abdomen, just behind the bottom of the rib cage.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Splenectomy is the surgical removal of the spleen, which is an organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen is a dark purple, bean-shaped organ located in the upper left side of the abdomen, just behind the bottom of the rib cage.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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