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Good afternoon i had an emergency splenectomy in 1997 and due to the dangers involved in contracting malaria when traveling to other african countri?
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Splenectomy: Please clarify your question. Follow this link for more information about splenectomy http://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions-and-treatments/treatments/splenectomy
Answered 5/22/2017
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