Case Report
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2023.
World J Clin Cases. Feb 16, 2023; 11(5): 1188-1197
Published online Feb 16, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i5.1188
Table 1 Information about dead patients
Ref.
Age (yr)
Gender (M/F)
Weight (g)
Length (cm)
Number (S/M)
Diameter (cm)
Splenomegaly (Yes/No)
Died after splenectomy
Cause of death
The details of the dead patient
Falk et al[2], 199142F145NANANANo3 yrDisseminated lymphomaThe patient suffered from malignant lymphoma, and died of disseminated lymphoma 3 yr after splenectomy
Falk et al[2], 199177M2404NAM18Yes2 wkNAThe patient’s splenic lesion were discovered incidentally during surgical repair of a dissecting aneurysm, and died 2 wk after splenectomy
Priego et al[26], 200883FNANAMNAYes2 dGreat stress of operationThe patient suffered from myelodysplastic syndrome, and died 2 d after splenectomy because of the great stress of operation
Hansen et al[27], 201067M21314S2.1Yes6 moAdvanced liver failure, additional renal failureThe patient suffered from colon carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma and LCA, simultaneously. Hemicolectomy and splenectomy were performed first, and partial hepatectomy was performed 6 mo later. The patient died of advanced liver failure and additional renal failure a few weeks after surgery
Kranzfelder et al[13], 201262M110NAMNANo8 moNASplenectomy was performed because of rupture of the spleen, and the pathology was LCA and PSAS. The patient died 8 mo after splenectomy
Peckova et al[3], 201662F31019M1Yes6 yrNAThe patient suffered from endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma and died of unknown cause 6 yr after splenectomy
Peckova et al[3], 201683M20014M1.2YesNAMultiple myelomaThe patient was performed renal resection because of renal cell carcinoma in 2005, and splenectomy because of LCA in 2006, and was diagnosed as multiple myeloma in 2011, adenocarcinoma of ascending colon (the time was unclear). The patient died of multiple myeloma
No authors listed[28], 2017NANANANANANANANARecurrence of malignant tumorsTwo patients died of recurrence of malignant tumors (1 patient with gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, 1 patient with ovarian serous cancer) after splenectomy
Takayoshi et al[11], 201861FNANASNANA10 yrHemorrhagic cerebral infarctionAfter 10 yr of splenectomy, the patient sufferred from metastatic LCA recurrence and multiple liver metastases, and died of hemorrhagic cerebral infarction
Our patient33FNA17M5.4Yes4 moMODSThe patient died of MODS after 4 mo after splenectomy without any obvious evidence of comorbidities