Question 1

how long does it take for a ruptured spleen to heal?

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Depends: Takes about 4-6 weeks to heal if no splenectomy surgery was needed.

Question 2

how long does it take a ruptured spleen to heal without treatment?

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3 months: It depends on how badly the spleen was damaged.  Small cracks will heal in a matter of weeks.  Significant damage can lead to other conditions.  Usually by 3 months it is completely healed.  It is important to avoid contact sports or other activities that could lead to reinjury as that could lead to massive hemmorage during the time it is healing.

Question 3

how long does it take to heal a ruptured spleen?

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At least 3 months: We recommend to maintain precautions for at least three months, and in high risk patients (like someone playing contact sports) to obtain a repeat scan before being cleared to resume the risky activity.

Question 4

how long it takes to heal a ruptured spleen?

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Perhaps 6-12 months: Most ruptured spleens are due to trauma, in which case most of the time they are surgically removed.   You can live without a spleen, though it does have some impact of immune function. Iron storage (also done in bone marrow and liver), and old red blood cell destruction (life of an RBC is 100 days).  Must avoid any contact sports or further trauma to that area (left upper quadrant of abdomen).

Question 5

how long would it take to realize that you have a ruptured spleen?

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Depends: Most of the time ruptured spleen is a result of significant trauma and the abdominal pain would be very noticeable, and the person is evaluated and diagnosed quickly in an emergency room setting. But, I have also seen torn spleen that ruptures days after a neglected injury in someone who did not seek medical evaluation immediately after a significant traumatic injury.

Question 6

can a ruptured spleen heal or does it always have to be surgically removed?

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?: If you don't know by now, you've likely blead to death.

Question 7

i had a ruptured spleen and took no contact it just happend my dr told me that it will heal and left it in but it still hurts when will it stop 8month?

Accepted Answer

Diagnosis?: You may have misunderstood your doctor. Spleens do not spontaneously rupture. A ruptured spleen is usually a surgical emergency unless only the capsule is ruptured. You should go back to your doctor and get some specific answers to whatever your problem is.

Question 8

how is a ruptured spleen treated?

Accepted Answer

Depends on severity: The spleen is a very vascular organ and, though well protected by the rib cage, is susceptible to blunt trauma.  Minor injuries may usually be managed by "watchful waiting", but rupture can lead to life-threatening bleeding. In the past, this meant splenectomy. Nowadays, we can often stop the bleeding nonsurgically by internally closing off the bleeding vessels via interventional radiology.

Question 9

what can cause a ruptured spleen?

Accepted Answer

Trauma: An accident such as a serious fall, car accident, knife or gun shot injury, or being struck very hard in the abdomen can cause ruptured spleen. Rare situations of minor injury in a person with an already enlarged or diseased spleen could result in splenic damage too.

Question 10

how dangerous  is a ruptured spleen?

Accepted Answer

Potentially...Very: The spleen is a very vascular organ and, though well protected by the rib cage, is susceptible to blunt trauma.  Minor injuries may usually be managed by "watchful waiting", but rupture can lead to life-threatening bleeding. In the past, this meant splenectomy. Nowadays, we can often stop the bleeding nonsurgically by internally closing off the bleeding vessels via interventional radiology.

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