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Extirpación del bazo - Riesgos

Nombres alternativos

Esplenectomía

Riesgos:

Los riesgos de cualquier anestesia abarcan:

  • Coágulos de sangre en las piernas
  • Problemas respiratorios, neumonía
  • Problemas cardíacos
  • Reacciones a los medicamentos

Los riesgos de cualquier cirugía abarcan:

  • Sangrado
  • Infección

Otros riesgos adicionales son:

  • Lesión a los órganos adyacentes
    • colon (poco común)
    • páncreas
    • estómago (poco común)
  • Aumento del riesgo de infección después de la esplenectomía (sepsis y otras infecciones posteriores; los niños tienen mayor riesgo que los adultos de sufrir esta complicación)
  • Fecha de revisión: 5/15/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Robert A. Cowles, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Beauchamp RD, Holzman MD, Fabian TC, Weinberg JA. The Spleen. In: Townsend JR CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL. Townsend: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 56.

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