Table 1.

Patient demographics.

Parameter	Splenectomy	Spleen conserving	Total
Number patients	17	7	24
Gender (m/f)	7/10	1/6	8/16
Mean patient age (range)	51 (23–78)	51 (36–61)	51 (23–78)
Mean ASA score (range)	2.8 (2-3)	2.9 (2-3)	2.8 (2-3)
Mean body mass index (range)	29.3 (24.2–34.8)	32.7 (25.2–45.3)	30.3 (24.2–45.3)