Splenectomy may be indicated in the management of selected patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but in most of the cases, this procedure is accompanied by a high morbidity and mortality, ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers from Duke University Medical Center and the Medical College of Wisconsin have shown that removing a portion, instead of all, of the spleen, can successfully treat children ...

Your spleen is a small organ located on the left side of your abdomen under the rib cage. This organ is part of your immune system and helps to fight off infections while also filtering damaged and ...

Nonparasitic splenic cysts represent a rare subset of benign splenic lesions, classified by the absence of parasitic infection and the presence or absence of an epithelial lining. Management ...

Cystic lesions of the spleen are rare findings. We describe a patient with a very large epithelial splenic cyst. A 32-year-old woman presented to our clinic with a several-month history of abdominal ...

The spleen is a small organ at the top of the abdomen. It filters the blood and helps defend the body against pathogens. In this article, we will explain its anatomy, what it does, and what happens ...

Splenosis is the ectopic growth of benign splenic tissue that may be seen after splenectomy or splenic trauma. The differential diagnosis of an enhancing soft tissue lesion after intra-abdominal ...

Oftentimes, we hear of patients having their gallbladder, uterus or one of their kidneys removed for health reasons. Presence of malignancies or other medical abnormalities in these organs warrants a ...

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center and the Medical College of Wisconsin have shown that removing a portion, instead of all, of the spleen, can successfully treat children with a variety ...