Cadaveric Study of Morphometry of Spleen

Sangeeta, M; Varalakshmi, K L; Sahana, B N

doi:10.46347/jmsh.2015.v01i03.004

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“…5 The average length of spleen in present study was 10.29 cm, which is similar to the studies done by Rao et al 10 (10.5 cm) and Michels et al 11 (11 cm). The average breadth of spleen in present study was 6.37cm, which is similar to the studies done by Sangeethe et al 6 (6.84 cm) and Subhash et al 7 (6.4 cm).…”

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“…The average thickness of spleen in present study was 3.4 cm, which is similar to the studies done by Sangeetha et al 6 (3.61 cm), Subhash et al 7 (3.3 cm) and Sudharani et al 8 (3.7 cm).…”

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“…The most common shape was the wedge shaped, followed by triangular, tetrahedral, oval and irregular. Among the 5 different shapes noted, more commonly were wedge shaped (38%) similar to the studies of Sangeetha et al 6 and Subhash et al, 7 followed by triangular shaped spleens (12%) similar to the study done by R Siva Chidambaram. 5 The average length of spleen in present study was 10.29 cm, which is similar to the studies done by Rao et al 10 (10.5 cm) and Michels et al 11 (11 cm).…”

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Morphometric study of adult human spleen in a cadaver

Shivanal¹,

Parashuram²,

Dakshayani³

et al. 2021

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Spleen is the largest haemo-lymphoid organ located in the left hypochondrium and partly in the epigastrium between the fundus of the stomach and the diaphragm. The size and weight of the spleen varies with age and gender. In adults it is usually 12 cms in length, 7 cms broad and 3-4 cms in thickness. It weighs around 150gms. On the superior border, near the anterior end, there may be one or two notches, persisting from the lobulated form of the spleen in early foetal life. Spleen acts as a filter for blood, storage of lymphocytes and platelets. Old red blood cells are recycled in the spleen. It metabolizes the haemoglobin removed from old senescent RBCs. The knowledge of morphometric variations of spleen helps clinicians, radiologist and surgeons to differentiate it from the various splenic injuries and pathologies. Aims: The aim of the study is to find the morphometric variations of spleen. Materials and Methods: The present study was done on 50 adult human spleens of unknown sex. The morphometric features like shape, presence of notches, length, breadth and thickness were noted. Results: Out of 50 spleens studied, five different shapes of the spleen were observed. 19 spleens were wedge shaped (38%), 12 spleens were triangular shaped (24%), 9 spleens were tetrahedral (18%), 5 spleens were oval shaped (10%), 5 spleens were irregular shaped (10%). 31 spleens (62%) had notches on its superior border, 2 spleens (4%) had notches on its inferior border, 12 spleens (24%) had notches both in their superior and inferior borders, 5 spleens (10%) were found with absence of notch on either of its borders. The presences of splenic fissure on diaphragmatic surface were noted in 2 spleens. The length of the spleen varied between 7cms to 15cms, the breadth of the spleens varied between 4cms to 12cms and the thickness of the spleens varied between 2cms to 6cms. Conclusion:The knowledge of morphometric features of the spleen is of great importance to the clinicians, radiologists and surgeons for their surgical procedure.

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“…The average thickness of spleen in present study was 3.4 cm, which is similar to the studies done by Sangeetha et al 6 (3.61 cm), Subhash et al 7 (3.3 cm) and Sudharani et al 8 (3.7 cm).…”

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Morphometric study of adult human spleen in a cadaver

Shivanal¹,

Parashuram²,

Dakshayani³

et al. 2021

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“…4,10,17 We observed the notches on both the borders as reported by previous workers. 4,18 In 2.94% of the specimens, there was no notch found, and the absence of the notch was also reported in other studies. 4,6,9 The presence of notch on the superior pole could be a rarity.…”

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Variations of Spleen Morphology: A Study of Adult Human Cadaveric Spleens in a Medical Institute in North East India

Sangma

Soraisam

Ranjoline³

et al. 2020

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Background: The shape, size and weight of the spleen in human vary with age, sex, and under different conditions in the same individual. The idea of morphological variations is important to avoid misinterpretation of the splenic variants. Objective: The objective is to assess and document variations of spleen morphology in human cadavers in a Medical Institute in North-East India. Methods: A cross sectional study of a total of 34 adult human cadaveric spleens was done in the Anatomy Department, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, India. The study observed the morphological features such as shape, number of notches, anomalous fissures, and morphometric measurements such as length, breadth, thickness and weight of all the spleen specimens. Results: The wedge shaped spleen constituted 41.18% followed by triangular (23.53%), irregular (17.64%), oval (11.76%) and round (5.89%) shaped spleens. The maximum number of notches was present in the anterosuperior border and the number varied from 0-4 notches. There was no notch in 2.94% of the specimens. Mean values of splenic length, breadth and thickness were 9.91 cm, 6.14 cm and 3.35 cm respectively. The mean weight of the spleens was 149.09 g. Anomalous fissures were found on the diaphragmatic (2.94%) and visceral (2.94%) surfaces of the spleens. Conclusion: The study highlights morphological variations of spleens and splenic variations should be kept in mind by the radiologists and surgeons to avoid misinterpretation of splenic variants and unnecessary invasive procedures. Keywords: Spleen, Cadaver, Splenic variations

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“…[8] In the present study, we observed 50 spleen and we compared our study with previous study. We observed that in our study 23(46%) spleen showed wedge in shape [ Figure 3], 19 (38%) spleen showed tetrahedral [ Figure 4] and 8 (16%) spleen showed triangular in shape [ Figure 5] but previous study about shape of spleen exhibit 44% [9] ,61.26 % [10] , 40% [11] ,33.87% [12] , 33.9% [13] wedge shape spleen, 14% [9] ,21.62% [10] , 20% [11] ,32.25 % [12] , 15% [13] tetrahedral shape spleen, 42% [9] , 12.6% [10] , 32% [11] ,19.35 % [12] , 33.9 % [13] triangular shape spleen, 3.6% [10] , 8% [11] , 8.06% [12] , 9.4% [13] oval shape spleen, 0.90% [10] , 6.45% [12] , 3.7% [13] heart shape spleen, and 3.7% [13] semilunar shape spleen respectively which displayed in [ Table 2]. In this study we observed 35(70%) spleen having notches in the superior border, 4 (8%) spleen having notches in the inferior border, 6(12%) spleen having no notch on either border, 5 (10%) having notch in both border which display in [ Table 1].…”

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