BACKGROUND: Although splenectomy is helpful in the management of splenic hemangioma, this procedure may be accompanied by a greater morbidity and even mortality, mainly caused by sepsis, when this operation is performed in children and teenagers, due to their immune deficiency. In order to avoid the adverse effects of the asplenism, this paper proposes partial splenectomy to treat splenic hemangioma.
Hemangioma; Splenectomy; Spleen; Preservation, biological; Review literature
