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The essential role of the spleen in the defense against bacterial organisms is well documented. King and Schumacker first described the susceptibility of splenectomized infants to infection in 1952. The immunologic role of the spleen led pediatric surgeons to initiate…
Access the accompanying videos for this chapter online. Available on ExpertConsult.com . Laparoscopic splenectomy was first reported in the 1990s and quickly became the preferred method for splenectomy as well as for the management of other splenic disorders such as…