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Please let me know the effects of splenoctomy and gall bladder removal for 35 year age?
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Problems may occur: There are rare problems caused by gallbladder removal and most of these problems are mild GI dysfunction that corrects itself over time. Splenectomy on the other hand can cause susceptibility to certain infections like meningitis and pneumonia and people that lose their spleen should be immunized specifically for these infections.
Answered 1/3/2015
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