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[The Risk] Injury to the spleen [What can be done about it] Damage to the spleen may cause bleeding. If this cannot be controlled the spleen may have to be removed by open surgery. If you do not have a spleen you are at risk of infections and may have to take life-long antibiotics [What happens] 
As the spleen lies next to the top of the stomach it may rarely be damaged during surgery Risk is less than 1%
Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Colchester | GORD Colchester | Essex
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