There are two diseases for which splenectomy is the only treatment--primary cancers of the spleen and a blood disorder called hereditary spherocytosis (HS).

disadvantages of splenectomy?

Splenectomy is the surgical removal of the spleen, which is an organ that is part of the lymphatic system.

I didn't have one before my splenectomy, therefore do not plan to have one after.

The main risk of a splenectomy procedure is overwhelming bacterial infection, or postsplenectomy sepsis.