The spleen is the largest immune organ in the human body and also serves to clear aged or damaged red blood cells from the circulation. In humans, the spleen occupies the left upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity, posterior to ribs 9 through 11. The spleen is attached to the stomach ant...
A dark red, oval lymphoid organ in the upper left abdominal quadrant posterior and slightly inferior to the stomach; on the inferior side is the hilum, an indentation at which the splenic vessels and nerves enter or exit. The spleen is surrounded by an outer capsule of connective tissue from...
Where is the spleen located in the body? The spleen is located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen, just beneath the rib cage, and adjacent to the stomach. It is situated in the left hypochondriac region and is protected by the ribs, which helps shield it from injury. ...
This can be accompanied by sudden onset of sharp abdominal pain in the epigastrium or left upper quadrant and left shoulder pain (Kehr sign). Occasionally, patients will present with abdominal pain followed 6 to 96 hours later by hemodynamic instability. This “double-rupture” phenomenon is ...
Wandering spleen is a rare condition characterized by the absence or underdevelopment of one or all of the ligaments that hold the spleen in its normal position in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. It is an uncommon clinical entity that mainly affects children. Among adults it most ...
The normal position of the spleen is within the peritoneal cavity in the left upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity adjacent to ribs nine through 12, just beneath the left diaphragm. The spleen lies behind and to the left side of your stomach (see Figure 1). The normal sized spleen abuts...
quadrant (between the spleen and left kidney), and the suprapubic region to look at the bladder and pelvis. The exam is considered positive with fluid in any of these spaces, and combination with hemodynamic instability is an indication for exploratory laparotomy. With positive fluid in the ...
Because of its location, should it enlarge, the spleen can irritate thediaphragmand causehiccupsand perhaps somepainin the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. Additionally, due to its adjacent location to the diaphragm,painfrom the spleen may radiate to the back and be felt in the shoulder bl...
A 63 year old female presented with the complaint of lump in left upper quadrant of abdomen since two years which had gradually increased in size reaching up to umbilicus. It was associated with dull aching abdominal pain. Her vitals and initial laborato
Knowledge of the unique splenic anatomy is essential to guide surgical therapy. The spleen develops within the dorsal mesogastrium during the fifth week of gestation and is located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. It abuts the diaphragm superio