spleen removal medical term
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Overview Splenectomy is a surgical procedure to remove your spleen. The spleen is an organ that sits under your rib cage on the upper left side of your abdomen. It helps fight infection and filters unneeded material, such as old or damaged blood cells. The most common reason for splenectomy is to treat a ruptured spleen, often caused by an abdominal injury.
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Background Background Open splenectomy is performed in two major clinical scenarios: trauma and hematologic disease. The spleen is one of the most frequently injured intraperitoneal organs, and management of splenic injuries may require splenectomy or, rarely, splenorrhaphy. The spleen is an wedge-shaped organ that lies in relation to the ninth and 11th ribs, located in the left hypochondrium and partly in the epigastrium; thus, it is situated between the fundus of the stomach and the diaphragm.
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Spleen The spleen is a lymphatic organ that performs the valuable function of filtering blood. While it is an important organ, it can be removed when necessary without causing death. This is the case because other organs, such as the liver and bone marrow, can perform filtration functions in the body.ike the thymus, the spleen houses and aids in the maturation of immune system cells called lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are white blood cells that protect against foreign organisms that have managed to infect body cells.
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Spleen Diseases Your spleen is an organ above your stomach and under your ribs on your left side. It is about as big as your fist. The spleen is part of your lymphatic system, which fights infection and keeps your body fluids in balance. It contains white blood cells that fight germs. Your spleen also helps control the amount of blood in your body, and destroys old and damaged cells. Certain diseases might cause your spleen to swell. You can also damage or rupture your spleen in an injury, especially if it is already swollen. If your spleen is too damaged, you might need surgery to remove it. You can live without a spleen. Other organs, such as your liver, will take over some of the spleen's work.
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Splenectomy There are two types of splenectomies: laparoscopic where the spleen is removed through a few small holes in the abdomen and open, requiring a large incision. The laparoscopic splenectomy is preferred, when possible, since the healing time is reduced. It has the same rate of success as an open splenectomy and there are fewer complications. 1
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What Does the Spleen Do? Can I Live Without My Spleen? As you've seen, your spleen is a very useful organ, but it is not vital. Sometimes, a person's spleen does have to be surgically removed. This may be because the spleen becomes injured, or it may be taken out in the course of transplanting other organs. Other parts of your body, like your lymph nodes and your liver, are able to step in and take over many of your spleen's functions. Because the spleen is so important to your immune system, people without spleens are more vulnerable to infections.
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Ruptured Spleen A ruptured spleen is an emergency medical condition that occurs when the capsule-like covering of the spleen breaks open, pouring blood into your abdominal area. Depending on the size of the rupture, a large amount of internal bleeding can occur. Your doctor may refer to a ruptured spleen as a splenic rupture..
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- Updated February 25, 2016. Definition: The spleen is one of the organs of the human body and it performs many functions. The spleen participates in the creation of blood cells and also helps to filter the blood of old blood cells and fight infection.
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Medical Terminology for Cancer It produces lymphocytes, is important for T cell maturation (T for thymus-derived). Spleen. The spleen is an organ in the upper left abdomen, which filters blood, disposes of worn-out red blood cells, and provides a 'reserve supply' of blood. It contains both red tissue, and white lymphatic tissue. Different parts of the the spleen specialize in different kinds of immune cells.
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Spleen Function, Location, Size and Disorders Spleen is the largest lymphatic organ in the human body. Lymphatic or lymphoid organs are the major parts of the immune system of our body. Function of the immune system is to protect the host (i.e. human body) from the invasion of foreign organisms.
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Medical Terminology for Cancer It produces lymphocytes, is important for T cell maturation (T for thymus-derived). Spleen. The spleen is an organ in the upper left abdomen, which filters blood, disposes of worn-out red blood cells, and provides a 'reserve supply' of blood. It contains both red tissue, and white lymphatic tissue.
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Ruptured Spleen In this article. The spleen is a delicate, fist-sized organ under your left rib cage near your stomach. It contains special white blood cells that destroy bacteria and help your body fight infections. The spleen also makes red blood cells and helps remove, or filter, old ones from the body's circulation. A layer of tissue entirely covers the spleen in a capsule-like fashion, except where veins and arteries enter the organ. This tissue, called the splenic capsule, helps protect the spleen from direct injury.
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spleen 1. Spleen NounLien. 1  A large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses. 2  A feeling of resentful anger.
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The spleen is a relatively large organ with wide-ranging and various functions The Indications for Medical and Surgical Management of Splenic Disease. The spleen is a relatively large organ with wide-ranging and various functions. In general, the spleen is tongue shaped, has a mottled reddish brown color and occupies the left cranial quadrant of the abdomen.
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The spleen, pancreas and gall bladder The spleen is a non-vital organ located in the left upper quadrant of the abdominopelvic region. It is the largest lymphatic organ, acting as a site of lymphocyte proliferation and in immune surveillance and response. In the fetus, it is a hematopeotic organ.
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Splenomegaly Splenomegaly is a larger-than-normal spleen. The spleen is an organ in the upper left part of the belly. The spleen is an organ that is a part of the lymph system. The spleen filters the blood and maintains healthy red and white blood cells and platelets. Many health conditions can affect the spleen. These include: Diseases of the blood or lymph system.
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- The spleen is a small, solid organ, located in the upper left side of the abdomen just under the rib cage. The spleen’s function is to store red blood cells and help remove “old” cells and other particles from circulation. The spleen plays a role in fighting infections in the body. What happens after a splenectomy?
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Picture of the Spleen Front View of the Spleen. The spleen is an organ in the upper far left part of the abdomen, to the left of the stomach. The spleen varies in size and shape between people, but it’s commonly fist-shaped, purple, and about 4 inches long.
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"What does ""enlargement of the spleen"" mean?" Enlargement of spleen means there is increase in the size of spleen. It is also called as SPLEENOMEGALY. Spleen is located in the left upper quadrant of peritoneal cavity and it weighs about 150gm. It measures about 11cm in craniocaudal length. Types of Spleenomegaly.
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Enlarged spleen: Causes, symptoms and treatments Enlarged spleen: Causes, symptoms and treatments. Enlarged spleen, also called hypersplenism or splenomegaly, happens when the spleen grows in size because of infection or other medical conditions, including blood disorders. The spleen sits under your rib cage in the upper left part of your abdomen toward your back. spleen is normally about the size of a fist. A doctor usually can't feel it during an examination, but diseases can cause it to swell and become many times its normal size. Because the spleen is involved in many functions, many conditions may affect it. An enlarged spleen is not always a sign of a problem.
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Spleen Spleen. An organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen makes lymphocytes, filters the blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old blood cells.It is located on the left side of the abdomen near the stomach. PubMed Health Glossary. (Source: NIH-National Cancer Institute). Related terms: Splenic.pleen. An organ that is part of the lymphatic system. The spleen makes lymphocytes, filters the blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old blood cells. It is located on the left side of the abdomen near the stomach. PubMed Health Glossary. (Source: NIH-National Cancer Institute).
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Spleen: Function, Location & Problems The spleen is an important organ for keeping bodily fluids balanced. It is possible to live without it, but removal of the spleen has serious consequences.
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Spleen The spleen is a center of activity of the mononuclear phagocyte system and can be considered analogous to a large lymph node, as its absence causes a predisposition to certain infections. In humans, the spleen is brownish in color and is located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen.
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Enlarged spleen: Causes, symptoms and treatments Enlarged spleen: Causes, symptoms and treatments. Enlarged spleen, also called hypersplenism or splenomegaly, happens when the spleen grows in size because of infection or other medical conditions, including blood disorders. The spleen sits under your rib cage in the upper left part of your abdomen toward your back.n enlarged spleen can be caused by infections, cirrhosis and other liver diseases, blood diseases characterised by abnormal blood cells, problems with the lymph system or other conditions. Here are some common causes of an enlarged spleen:
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Leukemia Surgical removal of the spleen can be a part of treatment if the spleen is enlarged. Acute leukemia needs to be treated when it is diagnosed, with the goal of inducing a remission (absence of leukemia cells in the body). After remission is achieved, therapy may be given to prevent a relapse of the leukemia. This is called consolidation or maintenance therapy.
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Overview of the Spleen People can live without a spleen. Sometimes the spleen must be removed surgically (splenectomy), for example, if it is severely damaged by an injury (see Spleen Injury) or if certain disorders cause it to become very large (see Enlarged Spleen).