Studies has shown an increasingly infection rate after splenectomy, and there is a potential correlation between microbiota and immune system. investigators suppose that increasingly infection can be associated with the alteration composition of the gut microbiota after splenectomy. It's investigators' aim to discover if any difference of gut microbiota is exist in patients who suffer from traumatic splenectomy compared with normal people, ultimately aim toreduce and mitigation infection rate through controlling gut microbiota.
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Transcriptional changes in gut microbiota
Timeframe: Baseline, 6 months after surgery, 12 months after surgery, 24 months after surgery
Transcriptional changes in plasma LPS levels
Timeframe: Baseline, 6 months after surgery, 12 months after surgery, 24 months after surgery