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Is splenectomy in patient with elevated antiphospholipid antibodies a high risk procedure?

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Relative risk: The procedure carries a higher risk for a person with the antibody, than one without it. However, you should discuss it with your surgeon and the added risk could be mitigated by timely anti-coagulant treatment. You may consult this site for info on this topic. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/aps/

Answered 11/11/2016

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