Chemotherapy usually works well at reducing the size of the spleen. But rarely, some people need an operation to remove their spleen (splenectomy). The spleen's normal job is to filter the blood and ...

When someone is told they need surgery, one of the first questions that often comes to mind is How painful will it be, and how long will it take to recover? Modern medicine has advanced so much that ...

The spleen is an immune system organ in the upper left portion of your abdomen. Its location means it is prone to injury after blunt force trauma, such as after a car accident. A severe spleen injury ...

The Department of Paediatric Surgery at Gandhi Hospital has successfully performed paediatric laparoscopic splenectomy, a keyhole surgery to remove the spleen, on a seven-year-old boy hailing from ...