IN an age when ever more refined laboratory tests are the keynote, it may seem anachronistic to describe again a simple method in bedside diagnosis. Since evaluation of splenomegaly still rests for ...

The spleen, an organ that helps the body fight infections, might also be a source of the cells that end up doing more harm than good at the site of a spinal cord injury, new research suggests.

Make sure your hands are warm. Typically, you would use indirect percussion on the abdominal examination. This involves placing your nondominant hand on the skin and tapping the middle finger of this ...

The spleen is an organ on the upper left side of your tummy (abdomen). It is part of the lymphatic system and filters the blood, removing worn out red blood cells. It also stores red blood cells and ...

The largest spleen ever recorded has been removed from a man in Florida, with the organ weighing almost 27 pounds—more than 12 percent of his total body weight and 8,800 percent larger than an average ...

, we asked two doctors at University Hospital in Newark - one of the state's three Level One trauma units - about spleen injuries. Adam Fox is a trauma surgeon, while Gregory Sugalski is medical ...

In the past, scientists discounted the importance of the spleen, a five-ounce organ located in the upper left abdomen. Now, there's an increasing understanding of the spleen's importance as a part of ...