Morphological Variations of Human Spleen and its Clinical Significance
Abstract
Introduction: The spleen is an important lymphatic organ in the human body. Its immunological and haematological functions are being well realized now-a-days. Aim of the present study to compare morphological variations of spleen with other workers and try to correlate these variations with some important clinical conditions.
Materials and Methods: The present study included 62 human cadaveric spleens. The morphological features of the spleen like its length, breadth, width and weight were measured. The shape, poles, borders, surfaces and the impressions on the spleen were observed.
Results: The lengths of the spleens varied between 6 cm and 14 cm, with an average length of 9.59 cm. Their breadth was observed to vary between 3.5 cm and 8.5 cm, with an average breadth of 6.58 cm. their widths of the spleens varied from 2 cm to 7 cm, with an average width of 4.54 cm. Various shapes of the spleens were observed in the present study. out of 62 spleens tetrahedral shaped (33.87% ) was most common followed by wedge (32.25%) and triangular(19.35%) shape. In (50%) the cases notches were found on the superior border. The number of notches varied from zero to five, but in most of the cases (67.74%), there were 1 or 2 notches.
Conclusion: The findings of the present study will be of fundamental importance to the physicians, surgeons and radiologists and gives clue for various clinical diseases.
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