In a first-of-its-kind operation, a massive 3 ft x 1 ½ft, 90 cm size spleen was removed to help the patient overcome symptoms such as abdominal tightness, pain ...

A traumatic blow to the stomach—from a car accident or fall, for example—is the most common cause of a ruptured spleen. In some cases, a spleen enlarged due to illness can rupture spontaneously.

Researchers say nanoparticles could help engineer the spleen – a more promising long-term survival site than the liver – into ...

Splenic calcification per se is not extremely rare and a sizable bibliography on the subject was reviewed in some detail by Gray 3 in 1944. In general the reports deal with individual cases or at ...

Mumbai: A team led by Dr Imran Shaikh, Consultant GI & HPB Surgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road, successfully removed an enlarged spleen (3 ft x 1 ½ft, 90 cm) weighing 8.5 kg via surgery from ...

Splenic vein thrombosis is a blood clot in the splenic vein, which carries blood from the spleen toward the liver. It can occur as a complication of pancreatitis. Medical News Today ...

Objective: To quantitatively assess the degree and rate of splenic enlargement and the time required for regression of splenic enlargement in collegiate athletes diagnosed with acute infectious ...

RUPTURE of the spleen in infectious mononucleosis is a rare complication of a rather common disease. King,1 in 1941, presented the first authenticated case. Since then 13 additional cases have been ...