The success rate of a splenectomy is 70 percent.
A splenectomy is major surgery as it involves the removal of your spleen which is an important part of the body although a splenectomy is also pretty safe but you also have a higher risk of infections without the spleen.
There are some long term effects after a splenectomy which include a life long increased risk of life threatening meningitis or septicemia with a high mortality rate of 50 percent.
People that have had a splenectomy also have an increased risk of being hospitalized for pneumonia as well as the septicemia and meningitis, deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
The syndrome after splenectomy is post splenectomy sepsis syndrome that is defined as a generalized non specific flu like prodrome that is followed by rapid deterioration to full blown fulminant septic shock within 24 hours to 48 hours of onset.
The complications of a splenectomy includes risk of blood clots and infections which can include fatal infections.
Minor infections after a splenectomy can also progress fast and become serious without a spleen.
In severe cases of sepsis which is called overwhelming post splenectomy infection it can become fatal without treatment.
The condition that a splenectomy is not recommended is hereditary stomatocytosis which is when a persons hemolytic anemia results from abnormalities in red cell cation permeability which puts someone at a high risk of thrombotic complications after the splenectomy.
The most common cause of sepsis after a splenectomy is encapsulated organisms as they are much more resilient to phagocytosis.
Removing the spleen does not reduce your life expectancy although removing the spine means you have to take extra precautions moving forward to prevent infections.
Many people live normal lifespans without a spleen.
You can live a normal life without a spleen as your liver can take over many of your spleens functions although without a spleen you're at an increased risk of becoming sick or getting serious infections.
Your risk for serious infections and becoming sick is highest shortly after the spleen removal surgery.
People without a spleen can have pets as many people without a spleen have pets but some pets may cause more health problems than others for people without a spleen.
The 4 functions of the spleen are red blood cell and platelet storage, iron metabolism, filtration and prevention of infection.
Your spleen is connected to your blood vessels of your stomach and pancreas although it does not play a role in digestion.
Your spleen contains two main regions of tissue that is called white pulp and red pulp.
When your spleen is removed your liver takes over many of your spleen's function which means you will still be able to cope with many infections although there's still a small risk of a serious infection developing quickly.
The risk of infection without a spleen will be present for the rest of your life.
Someone without a spleen is immunocompromised and when you don't have a spleen you're at a higher risk of bacterial and other infections than people with a spleen.
The negative effects of not having a spleen are your at a higher risk of infection from certain types of bacteria.
This is because the spleen is very important for the body's defense against germs and bacterial so if your spleen is removed your body's defense mechanism does not work as it should.
You can live without a spleen, although without a spleen you can be at a greater risk for developing certain types of blood infections.
The degree of risk for blood infections without a spleen depends on your age and if you have other diseases.
However your risk of infection without a spleen is highest in the first two years after splenectomy, it stays high for the rest of your life.
Your spleen is a fist-sized organ found in the upper left side of your abdomen, next to your stomach and behind your left ribs.
The spleen is an important part of your immune system but you can survive without it because the liver can take over many of the spleen's functions.
The spleen and the gallbladder are peritoneal as the spleen and the gallbladder are contained in the peritoneal cavity.
The bladder is an retroperitoneal organ.
The urinary system including the urinary bladder and ureters are retroperitoneal organs which means they lie behind the peritoneum.
Intraperitoneal organs are the organs having a mesentery, such as the stomach, small intestine (jejunum and ileum), transverse colon, liver and gallbladder.
The difference between peritoneal and retroperitoneal is.
Intraperitoneal: peritonealized organs having a mesentery, such as the stomach, small intestine (jejunum and ileum), transverse colon, liver and gallbladder.
Retroperitoneal: organs without a mesentery and associated with posterior body wall, such as the aorta, inferior vena cava, kidneys and suprarenal glands.
The kidneys are called retroperitoneal because the kidneys sit behind a lining in your abdominal cavity, unlike all the other abdominal cavities.
The pancreas is called a retroperitoneal organ because it has no specific delineating anatomical structures and they have peritoneum on their anterior side only.
The human pancreas plays a big role in digestion and is located inside the abdomen, just behind the stomach.
Your pancreas is about the size of your hand.
During digestion, the pancreas makes pancreatic juices called enzymes.
These enzymes break down sugars, fats, and starches.
If you have a cancerous tumor on your pancreas you will usually live for around a year after diagnoses without treatment.
With treatment you may live for up to 5 years with the cancerous pancreas tumor.
Not all tumors on the pancreas are cancer so you may live a long life with the non cancerous tumor but the cancerous tumor can be and is deadly.
You can survive a pancreatic tumor if the tumor is caught soon enough and treated.
However without treatment you will die much sooner from the pancreatic tumor if it's cancerous and even with treatment you can still survive but not for too long.
You can remove a tumor from the pancreas through surgery and the whipple procedure.
Sometimes if a pancreatic NET is small, just the tumor itself is removed.
This is called enucleation. This operation may be done using a laparoscope, so that only a few small cuts on the belly are needed.
This operation may be all that is needed to treat an insulinoma.
A tumor on the pancreas can be either serious and cancerous or not serious and non cancerous.
Not all tumors on the pancreas turn out to be cancer and some tumors on the pancreas are harmless but even so you should get checked out.
If the tumor on your pancreas is cancerous then it's serious as it can be fatal if not removed or treated.
Chemo is worth it for pancreatic cancer if the pancreatic cancer has not progressed too far and you want to increase your life expectancy and live a bit longer.
Having chemo for pancreatic cancer can increase your lifespan so it can be worth it unless you're older and don't see it as worth it.
While chemotherapy may not cure cancer, it along with radiation therapy may improve the chances of survival and result in an improved quality of life.
Pancreatic cancer can go from Stage 1 to Stage 4 in a year although it may take a few years as it can vary.
After the first cancer cell appears, it takes an average of nearly seven years for that cell to turn into the billions that make up a cancerous tumor the size of a plum, after which at least one of the cells within the tumor has the potential and ability to spread to other organs.
Tumors in the pancreas are not always cancerous.
However if you think you have a tumor on your pancreas it should be checked out to be sure it's not cancerous and it's best to have the pancreas tumor removed even when it's not cancer.