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When a person has had a spleenectomy after a scan and they find a normal spleen what cab this be?
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Regenerated Spleen!: After a splenectomy following trauma, residual splenic tissue left behind can regenerate and form a full size spleen. Alternatively, up to 30% of people can have small accessory spleens which can enlarge following splenectomy.
Answered 10/26/2012
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