Splenectomy in sickle cell disease: do benefits outweigh risks?

• Amina Nardo-Marino,
• Valentine Brousse

Affiliations

Amina Nardo-Marino

Centre for Haemoglobinopathies, Department of Haematology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Haematological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Red Cell Haematology, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, London

Valentine Brousse

Centre de Référence MCGRE, Service d'Hématologie-Immunologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert Debré, F-75019 Paris, France; Université Paris Cité and Université des Antilles, Inserm, BIGR, F-75015 Paris