Results of the Pathology of Spleen in 1492 Patients Undergoing Splenectomy

Spleen is a major component of the reticuloendothelial system and functions as a filtering system for the encapsulated bacteria especially in children. Knowing the spectrum of conditions leading to splenectomy in any geographic area is important to decrease the number of unnessesary splenectomies. Here we report the causes of splenectomy in three major general referring hospitals in Shiraz, the capital of Fars province in southern Iran.