CASE REPORT article
Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Surgery
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1572397
This article is part of the Research TopicPediatric Wounds And Tissue Engineering/RegenerationView all 3 articles
Post-Splenectomy Accessory Spleen Hyperfunction in Children with Hereditary Spherocytosis: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review
Provisionally accepted
Yuan-fei He*
Shi-qin Qi*- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Anhui Provincial Children’s Hospital, Hefei, China
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Abstract Objective: To enhance the understanding of splenectomy in children with hereditary spherocytosis, specifically focusing on the preservation of accessory spleens or partial splenectomy.Methods: A retrospective review of clinical data and surgical methods of a child with hereditary spherocytosis who underwent surgery for accessory spleen hyperfunction 7 years after splenectomy at the General Surgery Department of Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital, along with a literature review.Results:The child successfully underwent single-port plus one laparoscopic accessory spleenectomy. The surgery lasted 195 minutes, with an estimated blood loss of 600 ml. The postoperative hospital stay was 8 days, and at 6 months of follow-up, there were no complications such as bleeding, wound infection, thrombosis, or adhesive intestinal obstruction.Conclusion: For children with hereditary spherocytosis, the decision to preserve the spleen or accessory spleens during surgical treatment offers important reference value.
Keywords: Hereditary spherocytosis, Splenectomy, Accessory spleen, Children Hereditary spherocytosis, Children
Received: 07 Feb 2025; Accepted: 29 Apr 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Yuan-fei He, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Anhui Provincial Children’s Hospital, Hefei, China
Shi-qin Qi, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Anhui Provincial Children’s Hospital, Hefei, China
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