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. 2015 Oct 13;7(1):e2015057. doi: 10.4084/MJHID.2015.057

Table 1.

Causes of splenectomies in different series.

Authors, year (references) Total Number Trauma N°( %) Hematologic Diseases N°(%) Others N°(%)
Malignant Nonmalignant Malignant Nonmalignant
Bisharat, 2001 (4) 6942 3122 (45.0) 731(10.5) 2416 (34.8) 673 (21)
Kyaw, 2006 (7) 1648 271 143 447 530 246
Edgren,2014 (8) 7158 990 (13.8) 691(9.7) 1485 (20.7) 2476 (34.6) 1516(21.2)
Dendle, 2012 (6) 2472 635 269 583 497 488
Khamechian 2013, (28) 99 75 (75.8) 9 (9.1) 6(6) 9(9.1)