The family of a 13-year-old Nottinghamshire boy only found out he had a missing spleen months after it caused his sudden ...

Don't worry about it. Check this out. The spleen's that soft, purple organ located right behind the stomach and under the lungs. It's about five inches wide and weighs about six ounces.

According to the Florida Department of Health, Shaknovsky mistakenly removed Bryan’s liver during surgery to remove his ...

Splenic abnormalities usually present as a focal lesion(s) or diffuse splenomegaly outside the context of trauma. Most ...

Contrary to established dogma, the spleen is not the principal source of the pro-inflammatory cytokine called tumor necrosis factor (TNF), which drives the sort of system-wide inflammation seen in ...

In this video, John O. Mascarenhas, MD, professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine, discussed recent developments and emerging treatments in myeloproliferative neoplasms care.

The spleen is a lymphoid organ that filters the blood. It removes old red blood cells and recycles iron. The spleen contains unique populations of immune cells and is thought to be important for ...

Lucknow: Doctors at Rae Bareli AIIMS have successfully performed a rare and complex surgery on a youth suffering from ...