LOBULATED SPLEEN – A CASE REPORT

Suresh R Rao^1, and T Ramesh Rao²

¹Department of Anatomy, Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Shimoga, Karnataka, India.

²Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine Trinidad & Tobago.

Cite this paper:
Suresh R Rao and T Ramesh Rao. LOBULATED SPLEEN – A CASE REPORT. International Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2018; 6(5):114-119. doi: 10.12691/ijcdr-6-5-3

Abstract

The spleen is a highly vascular organ, reddish purple in color; its size, shape, position and weight varies. It is situated mainly in the left hypochondriac region and partly in the epigastric region. Spleen exhibits a wide range of anomalies. Most of these anomalies are congenital, but there are also acquired types. All these anomalies are due to deviated embryogenesis of the spleen. There are only a few studies which have reported congenital anomalies of the spleen, particularly those with multiple fissures and multiple hila.

Keywords:
Lobulated spleen congenital anomalies hila

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