Question 1

what are the symptoms of a lacerated spleen?

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Pain: Could range from no pain to life threatening bleeding and severe pain.

Question 2

how long can you go with a lacerated spleen?

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Depends: You can bleed to death into your peritoneal cavity in a few minutes, or the spleen can self-repair. If you're not in considerable pain and your vital signs are stable, trust your surgeon if he/she has decided to watch you.

Question 3

lacerated spleen injury. do they have to remove it?

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Usually not: Most spleen injuries will heal without any intervention. Patients with a spleen injury are usually admitted to the hospital & watched closely. If the spleen continues to bleed, then there are a couple of options--a catheter may be used to embolize the artery feeding the spleen and cut off the blood flow, or surgery may be done to simply remove the spleen.

Question 4

how heavy is the spleen?

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About 6 oz(~180 gms): That's the average weight in a healthy adult , weight can vary with different states, infection for instance, when the spleen enlarges to fight it, or disease states affecting the spleen itself, wish you wellness

Question 5

can a spleen regenerate?

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Yes: Spleen can regenerate by various mechanisms. Spleen once injured by trauma can implant itself in different parts of the abdomen, known as splenosis. Process similar to this can occur after the body recovers from serious infections. If the spleen is removed in it's entirety by surgery then the likely of regeneration is next to nothing.

Question 6

what does your spleen do?

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Many important: In addition to having a fun name to pronounce, the spleen filters and helps recycle blood cells, and helps fight certain types of infections.

Here is some further information on the spleen.
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/picture-of-the-spleen.

Question 7

can your spleen grow back?

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It's happened!: One person in four has one or more miniature spleens.  After therapeutic splenectomy, they regrow sometimes as big as the original, frustrating the surgeon -- or if the spleen is removed because of accidental injury, it's good news.

Question 8

what can cause spleen pain?

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Spleen pain: injury, hemorrhage,Sickle cell crisis, infection.

Question 9

cure of enlargement of spleen?

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First we need to: Know why the spleen is enlarged. Then treatment plan can be developed.

Question 10

how to diagnos spleen problems?

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: You get the most from this site when you provide adequate background for your issue along with your question. What problem? Spleen too big/too small, born with no spleen, born with multiple spleens, removed, injured, etc. You are welcome to start over with all related information.

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