Health exams for: #AGEGROUP#
The following exams, tests, and procedures are recommended for #AGEGROUPLOWER#.#FEMALETEXT#
Select a link from the list below to learn how and why each test is performed, as well how to prepare for it.
The following exams, tests, and procedures are recommended for #AGEGROUPLOWER#.#FEMALETEXT#
Select a link from the list below to learn how and why each test is performed, as well how to prepare for it.
The spleen is an organ that filters the blood, stores blood cells, removes old red blood cells, and produces certain white blood cells.
The spleen is an organ that filters the blood, stores blood cells, removes old red blood cells, and produces certain white blood cells.
Guidelines for splenectomy include Congenital or acquired hemolytic anemia; Idiopathic thrombocytopenia; Trauma to the spleen; Lymphoma, leukemia, Hodgkin's disease; Portal hypertension and hypersplenism; Hereditary spherocytosis.
Guidelines for splenectomy include Congenital or acquired hemolytic anemia; Idiopathic thrombocytopenia; Trauma to the spleen; Lymphoma, leukemia, H...
General anesthesia is used. The patient is in deep sleep and pain free. The surgeon makes an incision in the abdomen.
General anesthesia is used. The patient is in deep sleep and pain free. The surgeon makes an incision in the abdomen.
The surgeon locates and isolates the spleen, rotates it and brings it out of the wound. Its attachments to other organs are gently cut. In children, following traumatic injury and splenic disruption, a healthy fragment of the spleen may be reimplanted. Such fragments provide continued splenic function.
The surgeon locates and isolates the spleen, rotates it and brings it out of the wound. Its attachments to other organs are gently cut. In children, ...
The outcome varies with the underlying disease and extent of other injuries. Complete recovery from surgery should be anticipated. Recovery from the operation should be rapid. Hospitalization should be less than a week, and complete healing should occur within 3 to 4 weeks.
The outcome varies with the underlying disease and extent of other injuries. Complete recovery from surgery should be anticipated. Recovery from the ...
Review Date: 3/11/2023
Reviewed By: Debra G. Wechter, MD, FACS, General Surgery Practice Specializing in Breast Cancer, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.