Find out what you need to know about an abdominal mass, and discover the causes, treatment, and how it may affect health. ... Enlarged spleen. Your spleen is about the size of a fist.

A person should seek immediate emergency care if they experience sudden intense upper abdominal pain, weakness, or dizziness, or experience a blow to the abdomen when they have an enlarged spleen ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Pain under the left rib cage is common, and several health conditions can cause it. Discomfort in this area can range from mild to severe and may occur with other ...

RUPTURE of the spleen in infectious mononucleosis is a rare complication of a rather common disease. King,1 in 1941, presented the first authenticated case. Since then 13 additional cases have been ...

Mrs. C’s abdomen was normoactive with bowel sounds, tympanic, soft and mildly tender to deep palpation of the left upper quadrant. On examination, her spleen felt enlarged.

An enlarged spleen can be a bit like an inflated balloon, easier to rupture when it gets hit. Your spleen is located to left of your stomach inside your body. Note: if your spleen is outside your ...

Ruptured Spleen. An enlarged or ruptured spleen can result from trauma or certain medical conditions. Due to its location in the upper left abdomen, near the ribs, the spleen can cause sharp pain ...

X-ray examination of the abdomen is extremely useful in the diagnosis of acute abdominal disease, and particularly in rupture of the spleen. Reports of such studies have appeared sporadically in ...

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