Bacterial Risk in Staging Splenectomy
Authors: Grant Stiver, Robert Sharrar, Michael Kendrick, Theodore Eickhoff
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1972)

Letters, Comments, and Corrections1 April 1972Bacterial Risk in Staging SplenectomyGRANT STIVER, M.D., ROBERT SHARRAR, M.D., MICHAEL KENDRICK, M.D., THEODORE EICKHOFF, M.D.GRANT STIVER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT SHARRAR, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MICHAEL KENDRICK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THEODORE EICKHOFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-76-4-670_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: There is an increasing trend toward laparotomy and splenectomy in the staging of Hodgkin's disease (1). Serious infections have been associated with asplenia (2, 3) but apparently not in patients with lymphoma (4). With this in mind we report the following case.A 41-year-old white man was admitted to the Denver Veterans Administration Hospital with shaking chills, fever, lethargy, and leg pain. Three days before he had developed symptoms of gastroenteritis and an upper respiratory infection. Hodgkin's disease had been diagnosed by cervical node biopsy 16 months earlier. The disease was classified IA by staging procedures that...References1. LOWENBRAUNRAMSEYSUTHERLAND SHJ: Diagnostic laparotomy and splenectomy for staging Hodgkin's disease. Ann Intern Med 72:655-663, 1970 LinkGoogle Scholar2. LOWDONSTEWARTWALKER ARW: Risk of serious infection following splenectomy. Br Med J 1:446-450, 1966 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. BISNOFREEMAN AJ: The syndrome of asplenia, pneumococcal sepsis, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Ann Intern Med 72:389-393, 1970 LinkGoogle Scholar4. ULTMANN J: The management of lymphoma CA 21:342-359, 1971 Google Scholar5. JOHNSON R: Is staging laparotomy routinely indicated in Hodgkin's disease? Ann Intern Med 75:459-462, 1971 LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByPostsplenectomy sepsis and its mortality rate: Actual versus perceived risksInfection in the cancer patientMeningitis and septicaemia in adults splenectomized for Hodgkin's diseaseAbnormalities of B-Cell activation and immunoregulation in splenectonlized patientsSt�rungen der B-Zellaktivierung bei splenektomierten PatientenOverwhelming infection after splenectomy in spite of some spleen remaining and splenosisDe novo disseminated intravascular coagulation in angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy (AILD)Late Infections Following Splenectomy in Hodgkin's DiseaseKlinik der malignen LymphomeInfections During Intensive Chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkin's LymphomaJAMES F. BISHOP, M.B., B.S., STEPHEN C. SCHIMPFF, M.D., CHARLES H. DIGGS, M.D., PETER H. WIERNIK, M.D.Postsplenectomy InfectionSplenectomy and Serious InfectionsResponse of Patients with Hodgkin's Disease to Pneumococcal VaccineDAVID R. MINOR, M.D., GERALD SCHIFFMAN, Ph.D., LINDA SUE McINTOSH, M.D.Infections in Splenectomized Patients: A Study of 131 PatientsHodgkin’s DiseaseInfections in 92 splenectomized patients with Hodgkin's diseasePseudomonas Septicemia and SplenectomyM. G. RAJURKAR, M.B.Infectious diseases: annual review of significant publications.Exploratory laparotomy for staging in Hodgkin's disease 1 April 1972Volume 76, Issue 4Page: 670-670KeywordsBacterial diseasesBiopsyFeversGastroenteritisHodgkin lymphomaLaparotomyLymphomaSplenectomyUpper respiratory tract infections Issue Published: 1 April 1972 PDF DownloadLoading ...