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The complications encountered in nine patients after splenectomy
| Postsplenectomy complication | Number of patients |
| Acute renal failure | 2 |
| Wound infection* | 2 |
| Subacute intestinal obstruction* | 1 |
| Incisional hernia* | 1 |
| Hepatic encephalopathy | 1 |
| Subphrenic abscess* | 1 |
| Malaria (Plasmodium falciparum) | 1 |
*Complications related to the surgical procedure itself.
