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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 , 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. Without a spleen, however, your body will lose some of its ability to fight infections.

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  1. Spleen Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/spleendiseases.html - Health Topics
  2. 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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003276.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Spleen removal - child - discharge 
    Your child had surgery to remove the spleen . Now that your child is going home, follow the surgeon's instructions on how to care for your child at home. Use the information ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000277.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Open spleen removal in adults - discharge 
    You had surgery to remove your spleen. This operation is called splenectomy . Now that you're going home, follow your surgeon's instructions on how to care for yourself while ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000287.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Spleen removal 
    Spleen removal is surgery to remove a diseased or damaged spleen. This surgery is called splenectomy. The spleen is in the upper part of the belly, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002944.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Liver scan 
    ... material to check how well the liver or spleen is working and to assess masses in the ... The test can provide information about liver and spleen function. It is also used to help confirm ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003825.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Laparoscopic spleen removal in adults - discharge 
    You had surgery to remove your spleen. This operation is called splenectomy . Now that you're going home, follow your surgeon's or health care provider's instructions on how to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000286.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Spleen removal - series (image) 
    The spleen is an organ involved in the production and maintenance of red blood cells, the production of certain ... acquired hemolytic anemia Idiopathic thrombocytopenia Trauma to the ... Hodgkin's disease Portal hypertension and hypersplenism ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100040_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Splenic Sequestration (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)  
    Spleen Diseases/Children ... Spleen Diseases ... Nemours Foundation ... spleen, splenic, splenic sequestration, spleens, sickle cell, sickle cell anemia, sickle cell ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/splenic-sequestration.html - External Health Links
  10. Splenic infarction 
    Splenic infarction is the death of tissue (necrosis) in the spleen due to a blockage in blood flow. ... Common causes of splenic infarction include: Blood clots from the heart Blood cancer, such as lymphoma or leukemia Diseases in which the blood ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001293.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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