[Video laparoscopic splenectomy in a patient with splenomegaly due to hereditary spherocytosis: report of two cases]. / Esplenectomia videolaparoscópica em paciente portador de esplenomegalia por esferocitose hereditária: relato de dois casos.

ABSTRACT

We present a case report of laparoscopic splenectomy in two patients with congenital spherocytosis. A 23-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman with splenomegaly due to congenital spherocytosis underwent laparoscopic splenectomy. Their postoperative course was uncomplicated and they were discharged on the second and fourth postoperative day, respectively.