ild ▁cases . ▁To ▁decrease ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁se ps is , ▁post - spl en ect omy ▁spher oc yt osis ▁patients ▁require ▁imm un ization ▁against ▁the ▁influen za ▁virus , ▁enc aps ulated ▁b acter ia ▁such ▁as ▁Stre pt oc oc cus ▁p neum onia e ▁and ▁men ing oc oc cus , ▁and ▁pro phy la ctic ▁ant ib i otic ▁treatment . ▁However , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁pro phy la ctic ▁ant ib iot ics , ▁such ▁as ▁pen ic ill in , ▁remains ▁controvers ial . ▁▁ ▁Part ial ▁spl en ect omy : ▁Since ▁the ▁s ple en ▁is ▁important ▁for ▁protect ing ▁against ▁enc aps ulated ▁organ isms , ▁se ps is ▁caused ▁by ▁enc aps ulated ▁organ isms ▁is ▁a ▁possible ▁comp lication ▁of ▁spl en ect omy . ▁The ▁option ▁of ▁partial ▁spl en ect omy ▁may ▁be ▁considered ▁in ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁pres erving ▁imm une ▁function . ▁Research ▁on ▁out comes ▁is ▁currently ▁limited , ▁but ▁favor able . ▁ ▁S urg ical ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁gall bl ad der ▁may ▁be ▁necessary . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁An emia ▁ ▁Blood ▁ ▁Blood ▁dise ases ▁ ▁Red ▁blood ▁cells ▁ ▁Her edit ary ▁dise ases ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁A ▁picture ▁of ▁spher ocy tes ▁from ▁Med line ▁Her edit ary ▁S pher oc yt osis ▁from ▁Med s cape ▁ ▁Category : Red ▁blood ▁cell ▁dis orders ▁Category : Ab normal ▁clin ical ▁and ▁labor atory