Posted by bell on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 6:30pm.
The spleen serves to filter out old erythrocytes and bad bateria, so after a splenectomy, both a) and c) are likely to happen, in addition to increased platelets (thrombocytosis) for about two weeks, which increases the risk of dangerous blood clots.
Ref:http://www.ehow.com/about_5314047_side-effects-spleen-removal.html
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