Question 1

why is the spleen prone to rupturing?

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Soft on the inside: Some parts of the body are soft on the inside and can't take a direct hit, or will rupture into pieces. Soft on the inside means not having tough fibrous strands to hold things in place. The brain is soft on the inside, but the skull protects it. The spleen is normally protected by the rib cage. In some diseases, the spleen enlarges and sticks down below the rib cage. Hit hard enough, it ruptures.

Question 2

if my spleen ruptures how long will i live?

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Depends: If you have a ruptured spleen and get to hospital on time to be treated you will have a normal life; however, if splenectomy is performed, you will need to be vaccinated against encapsulated bacteria because you will be very susceptible to develop infections from such bacteria once you have no spleen.

Question 3

if my spleen ruptures will i die immediately?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: The most common cause of splenic injury is blunt trauma that occurs folllowing motor vehicle crashes.  The degree of injury can vary from a mild bruise, to a tear, to a frank rupture.  The spleen is a very vascular organ;  if the injury is severe, life-threatening bleeding can occur that, if left untreated, can lead to death.  Thankfully, most people make it to the er before that occurs.

Question 4

if u push on your spleen can u make it rupture?

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Ruptured spleen: It would have to be a lot of force put on your spleen for it to rupture. With enough force, a blow to your abdomen during a sporting injury, a fistfight, or a car accident might lead to a ruptured spleen, which could cause life-threatening internal bleeding.

Question 5

how intense is the pain when the spleen ruptures?

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Have you ever...: Extremely painful in most cases, right from the get go. Have you ever experienced pain when running or jogging on the left upper part of your abdomen? Multiply that by 1, 000.

Question 6

what are the chances of living when your spleen ruptures?

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Depends: Generally very good if you get early medical care.

Question 7

what are my chances of living if my spleen were to rupture?

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Spelenectomy: If spleen rupture is expected and inevitable , before it occurs it can be removed by surgery. But splenectomy poses risk to certain infections , especially capsulated bacteria like meningococcus, pneumococcus and we need to get the vaccines administered to you prior to surgery and periodically.People live withour speens after getting removed for certain inborn conditions, traumatic injury.

Question 8

what are your chances of surviving when your spleen ruptures?

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Spleen rupture: Surviving a spleen rupture depends on many factors. The most important is how quickly the patient is brought to a trauma center. There are also different degrees of splenic rupture. Many can be treated in x-ray with embolization and blood transfusions and avoid surgery. A severe rupture with heavy bleeding and the patient in shock will usually require emergency surgery.

Question 9

how hard does someone have to get hit to rupture their spleen?

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Depends on  quality: of the spleen.
If its a healthy, then considerable amount of force would be needed,  or a rib fractured in that area can puncture it. A fall onto left side causes the left elbow hitting the splenic region is a known way of splenic rupture.
If the spleen is diseased (weakened) from any cause, then a minor trauma can certainly rupture it.

Question 10

when a spleen is rupture can it grow back and become a normal spleen?

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Need more info: Was the spleen removed with surgery or did the ruptured spleen heal on its own? If removed it will not grow back, but small chance if there were any pieces of residual spleen that small pieces may grow. If the spleen ruptured & healed on its own then there is no change to the spleen.

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