[Splenectomy in autoimmune hematological diseases. Comparative study between laparoscopic and open technique].

Background: We undertook this study to compare the outcome of laparoscopic and open splenectomy in the treatment of hematological diseases.

Methods: This was a comparative study of two groups of patients. The study sample consisted of 37 patients divided into two groups: group I, open splenectomy (OS) and group II, laparoscopic splenectomy (LS).