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The principle indications for laparoscopic splenectomy in childhood are hypersplenism and concomitant splenomegaly secondary to haematological disorders such as hereditary spherocytosis, thalassaemia major, sickle cell disease and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Less common indications include neoplastic disease, large cysts and abscesses. Trauma is now rarely an indication for splenectomy in childhood.
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Sabharwal, A.J. (2013). I16 Laparoscopic Splenectomy. In: Carachi, R., Agarwala, S., Bradnock, T.J., Lim Tan, H., Cascio, S. (eds) Basic Techniques in Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20641-2_174
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