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Normal spleen, can it grow back from having a spleenectomy?
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No: A spleen will not regenerate in the normal anatomical position after splenectomy. However, if the capsule of the spleen is disrupted during removal, a condition called splenosis can develop where little collections of splenic tissue form in the abdominal cavity.
Answered 5/6/2015
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No: very rarely, if the spleen is injured and some of the spleen tissue implants elsewhere in the abdomen. This is very rare though, usually the spleen is gone for good.
Answered 6/11/2017
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