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Organ15
  • The spleen is an organ found in almost all vertebrates. (wikipedia.org)
  • Another place where blood is made is an organ called the spleen. (cdc.gov)
  • The spleen is an organ in the upper left part of the abdomen. (epnet.com)
  • This large organ lies under the rib cage on the right side of the belly. (wellspan.org)
  • The spleen, an organ tucked in under the ribs on the left side at the back, is sometimes enlarged in glandular fever. (medinfo.co.uk)
  • Spleen: This largest lymphatic organ is located on your left side under your ribs and above your stomach. (onteenstoday.com)
  • The spleen, which is located on the left side of the body just above the kidney, is the largest lymphatic organ, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). (onteenstoday.com)
  • Myelofibrosis is a chronic disorder where scar tissue forms in the bone marrow and the production of the blood cells moves from the bone marrow to the spleen and liver, causing organ enlargement. (fda.gov)
  • Enlarged Spleen - the spleen is an organ situated under the ribs on the left side of the abdomen. (homehealth-uk.com)
  • The spleen is a small organ about the size of a baseball that sits under the left side of your rib cage. (millerandzois.com)
  • Apart from broken ribs and breathing impairment, body shots can cause internal organ damage, especially to very vascualr organs such as the spleen and liver. (martialartsplanet.com)
  • The spleen is normally a small organ located on the upper left side of the abdomen under the rib cage. (texas.gov)
  • The spleen is the most commonly injured organ in the abdomen as a result of motor vehicle crashes, falls from a height, athletic mishaps, and assaults. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Asplenia The spleen, a spongy, soft organ about as big as a person's fist, is located in the upper left part of the abdomen, just under the rib cage. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The spleen is an organ shaped like a shoe that lies relative to the 9th and 11th ribs and is located in the left hypochondrium and partly in the epigastrium. (medscape.com)
Abdomen14
  • In humans, the spleen is purple in color and is in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. (wikipedia.org)
  • It sits on the left side of your abdomen, just under your lower ribs. (cdc.gov)
  • An incision will be made in the abdomen over the spleen. (epnet.com)
  • Spleen: located in the left upper abdomen, under the rib cage. (yourcancercare.com)
  • Any sort of forceful impact or external blow to the left side of your abdomen can potentially rupture the spleen. (millerandzois.com)
  • The shoulder part of a driver's seatbelt crosses directly above left abdomen where the spleen is. (millerandzois.com)
  • Deployed airbags, steering wheels, collapsed doors or frames can also deliver impactful blows to the abdomen and tear the outer casing of the spleen. (millerandzois.com)
  • A ruptured spleen classically presents with pain in the abdomen and perhaps flank and back. (millerandzois.com)
  • Because of the spleen's position in the upper left side of the abdomen, a severe blow to the stomach area can damage the spleen, tearing its covering, the tissue inside, or both. (msdmanuals.com)
  • When the spleen is injured, blood may be released into the abdomen. (msdmanuals.com)
  • A hematoma of the spleen does not bleed into the abdomen at first but may rupture and bleed in the first few days after injury, although rupture sometimes does not occur for weeks or months. (msdmanuals.com)
  • An injured or ruptured spleen can make the abdomen painful and tender. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The pain begins in the left side of the abdomen just below the rib cage and sometimes in the left shoulder. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Doctors usually do ultrasonography or computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen if they suspect an injury to the spleen. (msdmanuals.com)
Remove the spleen3
  • The surgical process to remove the spleen is known as a splenectomy. (wikipedia.org)
  • If this happens an urgent operation to remove the spleen is required, as it can lead to heavy internal bleeding. (medinfo.co.uk)
  • If a child experiences several episodes of splenic sequestration, surgery to remove the spleen may be considered. (texas.gov)
Fractures5
  • He has 8 broken ribs and facial fractures. (gofundme.com)
  • He had two dislocated hips, three broken ribs, his spleen was punctured, he has fractures on his hips. (click2houston.com)
  • Scott Knight suffered a collapsed lung, a ruptured spleen and multiple rib and shoulder fractures. (stv.tv)
  • The 47-year-old suffered from a collapsed lung, a ruptured spleen and multiple rib and shoulder fractures. (stv.tv)
  • A total of 29 patients (50%) suffered from other traumas, most commonly spleen trauma (ten patients) and rib fractures (13 patients). (ugeskriftet.dk)
Axis of the 10th rib2
  • The spleen is 1 by 3 by 5 inches (3 by 8 by 13 cm), weighs approximately 7 oz (200 g), and lies between the 9th and 11th ribs on the left-hand side and along the axis of the 10th rib. (wikipedia.org)
  • The spleen is marked on the left side of the back with the long axis of the 10th rib. (medscape.com)
Cage2
  • The fragile nature of the spleen combined with its location under the rib cage makes it particularly vulnerable to external force or trauma. (millerandzois.com)
  • The only surprise was the lump beneath his left rib cage: an enlarged spleen, his only souvenir from a previously treated blood condition. (physicianspractice.com)
Below the ribs1
Ruptured spleen can cause1
Liver and spleen2
  • Penny's ribs were fractured in 18-places which pierced her lungs, liver and spleen. (murderuk.com)
  • She also underwent abdominal CT scanning, which showed multiple lesions in her liver and spleen. (medscape.com)
Stomach5
  • It lies beneath the ribs and behind the stomach. (epnet.com)
  • The spleen sits to the left of the stomach, just behind the lower left ribs. (wellspan.org)
  • Basically a good shot there in the stomach or ribs can wind someone to the point they just cant continue. (martialartsplanet.com)
  • Thus, the spleen is situated between the fundus of the stomach and the diaphragm. (medscape.com)
  • The gastric impression is for the fundus of the stomach, which is the largest and most concave impression on the spleen. (medscape.com)
10th1
  • Chest x-ray showed the presence of hypoplastic ribs 5th - 10th on the left side and dextrocardia. (pediatriconcall.com)
Shoulder4
  • Immediate Pet Scans revealed the cancer had spread to the small intestine, shoulder, ribs, spleen and brain. (aimatmelanoma.org)
  • If the spleen is ruptured, however, the pain will often radiate internally to the left shoulder area. (millerandzois.com)
  • This is because the internal bleeding of a ruptured spleen can irritate the phrenic nerve which originates in the neck and runs through the shoulder. (millerandzois.com)
  • Of these, 69 involved the head and neck (88 % of cases) and others afflict intestine, spleen, ribs, upper limb, shoulder blade, breast, armpit and thigh and the first decade of life was the most affected age group. (bvsalud.org)
Splenectomy3
Left6
  • The spleen is underneath the left part of the diaphragm, and has a smooth, convex surface that faces the diaphragm. (wikipedia.org)
  • A feeling of pain or fullness under the ribs on your left side, which may be caused by an enlarged spleen. (sparrow.org)
  • As a result of treatment with Inrebic, 36 patients experienced greater than or equal to a 50% reduction in myelofibrosis-related symptoms, such as night sweats, itching, abdominal discomfort, feeling full sooner than normal, pain under ribs on left side, and bone or muscle pain. (fda.gov)
  • The primary symptom of a ruptured spleen following a car accident will be acute pain in the upper left abdominal area. (millerandzois.com)
  • When ribs on the left side are fractured, doctors may observe the person carefully for a spleen injury. (msdmanuals.com)
  • quently involved, followed by the lung cm capsulated cystic mass that was being In the urological evaluation an intrave- and sometimes the heart, spleen, kidney compressed by the hepatic left lobe and nous pyelogram confirmed dilatation of and brain [ 1 ]. (who.int)
Gastrosplenic ligament1
  • There are four ligaments attached to the spleen: gastrosplenic ligament, splenorenal ligament, colicosplenic ligament, and phrenocolic ligament. (wikipedia.org)
Injuries2
  • A lot of times a ruptured spleen will also be accompanied by related external injuries, such as fractured ribs, which may cause pain in the same area. (millerandzois.com)
  • Doctors now realize that most small and moderate-sized injuries to the spleen can heal without surgery, although blood transfusions Blood Transfusion are sometimes required and people must be treated in the hospital. (msdmanuals.com)
Organs3
  • While most of the gut organs are endodermally derived, the spleen is derived from mesenchymal tissue. (wikipedia.org)
  • While some of the corsets today are more safely designed, there is still the risk that wearing one will shift and compress your internal organs and fracture your ribs . (thedailybeast.com)
  • The spleen is kind of delicate compared to other internal organs in the body. (millerandzois.com)
Trauma2
  • Doctors need to be concerned about the possibility of a ruptured spleen with these symptoms and Include in their differential diagnosis abdominal trauma or an intra-abdominal process such as a ruptured spleen. (millerandzois.com)
  • Objetivo: Generar recomendaciones basadas en la mejor evidencia disponible acerca del manejo de personas con trauma ocular. (bvsalud.org)
Splenic artery1
Glandular fever1
  • Your doctor will probably be able to diagnose glandular fever from your symptoms alone, he will feel for swollen glands, tonsils and spleen. (homehealth-uk.com)
Enlargement2
Short ribs2
  • Crampy pain under short ribs. (abchomeopathy.com)
  • It is a very rare syndrome characterised by short ribs, various gastrointestinal, cranial structural abnormality, post-axial polydactyly, cystic renal disease, heart and laterality disorder, ambiguous genitalia. (pediatriconcall.com)
Pleura1
Asplenia1
Rupture3
Thymus1
Broken4
  • Living life is hard enough for me after spinal surgery with spinal plate fusion broken ribs lots of other surgeries and never knowing if I'll ever be me again. (brainline.org)
  • Labor leaders and top city officials are demanding an investigation into police conduct at a protest in which United Farm Workers Vice President Dolores Huerta suffered two broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. (latimes.com)
  • According to police, Szakacs suffered a dozen broken ribs, a lacerated spleen and bruises all over his body. (fox8.com)
  • Consequently, Ella sustained a broken arm, broken ribs, a lacerated arm, a broken collar bone, a ruptured spleen and burst and collapsed lower lungs on top of brain damage due to oxygen deprivation and vision problems, which she still experiences today. (trailrunnermag.com)
Lymphatic1
Thalassemia1
  • When you have thalassemia, the spleen can get very big as it tries to make blood cells. (cdc.gov)
Kidneys1
  • Dr. Jyotindra Shah told The Huffington Post that 'People might put it so tight that the liver, spleen and kidneys could get bruised. (thedailybeast.com)
Congenital1
  • al-Gazali LI, Sztriha L, Dawodu A, Varady E, Bakir M, Khdir A, Johansen J. Complex consanguinity associated with short rib-polydactyly syndrome III and congenital infection-like syndrome: a diagnostic problem in dysmorphic syndromes. (pediatriconcall.com)
Fracture1
  • In retrospect, this organism was probably introduced into her blood at the time that she sustained the rib fracture during her earlier fall, and the organism festered until it manifested itself with these multiple abscesses during the winter of 2014. (medscape.com)
Symptoms1
Armpit1
  • I remember a boxing match for some vacant title (feather or midddle weight cant remember) It ended when the Korean fighter Injin-Chi, landed a nice right hook into the guys armpit/upper rib area. (martialartsplanet.com)
Side1
  • The other side of the spleen is divided by a ridge into two regions: an anterior gastric portion, and a posterior renal portion. (wikipedia.org)
Chest1
  • After a fall during the summer of 2014, she experienced chest wall pain and was found to have a fractured rib . (medscape.com)
Acute1
  • Acute splenic sequestration crisis can be serious and a potentially life-threatening problem if the spleen suddenly enlarges with a large drop in the blood count. (texas.gov)
Kidney1
  • On ultrasound, the bulged-out lesion seemed to be protruded spleen` bilateral polycystic-kidney was also evident. (pediatriconcall.com)
Injury5
Diaphragm1
  • The surgeon did a masterful job, quickly snaking his fingers high up under the diaphragm and clasping the blood supply of the huge, battered spleen. (physicianspractice.com)
Diagnosis1
  • Diagnosis of short rib polydactyly syndrome type IV (Beemer-Langer syndrome) with cystic hygroma: A case report. (pediatriconcall.com)
Symptom1
  • There is a small risk of the spleen rupturing, the main symptom of this is a sharp pain and you may feel lightheaded or confused. (homehealth-uk.com)
Immune system2
  • The spleen plays very important roles in regard to red blood cells (erythrocytes) and the immune system. (wikipedia.org)
  • The spleen is part of the immune system. (epnet.com)
Inferior2
  • The spleen has superior and inferior vascular segments based on the blood supply. (medscape.com)
  • Physical examination of the patient revealed a semifixed 6 cm mass on the abdominal epigastric area adjacent to the right inferior ribs. (who.int)
Leukemia1
  • You also see ruptured spleens in leukemia patients or from people with mononucleosis (which is why doctors say you should not exercise vigorously with mono). (millerandzois.com)
Blood cells4
  • The spleen houses antibody-producing lymphocytes in its white pulp and monocytes which remove antibody-coated bacteria and antibody-coated blood cells by way of blood and lymph node circulation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Other functions of the spleen are less prominent, especially in the healthy adult: Spleen produces all types of blood cells during fetal life Production of opsonins, properdin, and tuftsin. (wikipedia.org)
  • The spleen filters and stores blood and produces white blood cells that fight infection or disease. (onteenstoday.com)
  • The spleen acts as a filter for your blood and releases white blood cells that help fight infection. (millerandzois.com)
Infection2
Confusion1
Bone1
  • While the bone marrow is the primary site of hematopoiesis in the adult, the spleen has important hematopoietic functions up until the 5th month of gestation. (wikipedia.org)
Damage1
Adult2
  • The spleen, in healthy adult humans, is approximately 7 to 14 centimetres (3 to 5+1⁄2 in) in length. (wikipedia.org)
  • Notching of the superior border of the adult spleen is evidence of its multiple origin (see the image below). (medscape.com)
Occurs1
Anatomy1
  • An easy way to remember the anatomy of the spleen is the 1×3×5×7×9×10×11 rule. (wikipedia.org)
Fibrous1
Sickle4
  • In sickle cell anemia the spleen usually does not work after 4-6 months of age. (texas.gov)
  • Some children with sickle cell anemia normally have enlarged (big) spleen. (texas.gov)
  • Children with Hemoglobin Sickle C disease (SC disease - a milder form of sickle cell disease) may have a big spleen, but this does not happen until they are about 4 years of age or older. (texas.gov)
  • Also, the spleen functions more normally in Sickle C disease. (texas.gov)
Diagnose1
  • Imaging tests such as ultrasonography or computed tomography (CT) are used to diagnose an injured spleen. (msdmanuals.com)
Accidents2