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Spleen injury
Spleen injury is a condition in which a person has a bruise or rupture in his spleen, an organ under the ribs, near the stomach, and holds a lot of blood. A ruptured spleen is an emergency because there can be a lot of internal bleeding.
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A 31-year old asked:
Lacerated spleen injury. Do they have to remove it?
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A 29-year old asked:
What are the symptoms associated with spleen injury?
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A 42-year old asked:
Hit by a ball on left side. Do you think I have a spleen injury?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is the treatment for spleen injury?
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A member asked:
Is it ok to fly in a pressurized airplane cabin (3, 000 psi), 5 days after a level i - II spleen injury?
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A male asked:
What is the risk of playing football after a grade 3 spleen injury?
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A 41-year old asked:
Lacerated spleen injury. Should surgeon or trauma doctor answer our questions?
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A 42-year old female asked about a 18-year old male:
Is it safe to drink alcohol after recently having had surgery for a spleen injury sustained in a car accident ?
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A 73-year old female asked:
I am a 73 yr old female who suffered a micro tear in my spleen during a colonoscopy. 2 weeks and 3 CT Scans later I was diagnosed w a 3c Hiatal Hernia and a Left Inguinal Hernia. Could they be related to the spleen injury and/or the colonoscopy?
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A 37-year old asked:
If a person is an alcoholic and his spleen ruptures from an injury what is teatment?
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A 43-year old asked:
I'm having spleen pain years after injury..What could be wrong?
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A 41-year old asked:
I got spleen removed due to sports injury, can I still consume alcohol?
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A 40-year old asked:
I had my spleen removed after a sports injury, can I still consume alcohol?
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A 35-year old asked:
I've developed a throat cold and have the pain in my spleen area. Could that be caused by the previous injury and scarring?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Clear CT of ab with IV contrast, clear.cxr, clear ua, clear cbc, worrisd about spleen inury, docs are not should I be worried?
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A 47-year old female asked:
What does your spleen do?
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A 35-year old asked:
What can cause spleen pain?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Cure of enlargement of spleen?
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A 62-year old female asked:
What does spotso on a spleen mean?
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A female asked:
Why do peole get enlarged spleens?
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A 32-year old asked:
How would i tell if i hurt my spleen?
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A 49-year old asked:
What is the white pulp of the spleen?
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A 20-year old female asked:
What kind of dr do i see for my spleen?
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A 49-year old asked:
Could it hurt when your spleen bursts..?
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A male asked:
Spleen size is 25 inches . Is it to be removed.
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A 44-year old female asked:
Why would your spleen feel enlarged and painful?
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A 48-year old asked:
If my spleen explodes, what is the chance I will die?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Which is the medication for stoping the enlargement of spleen?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is there anything that would cause my spleen to feel like it's beating?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Is it possible that I could be confusing pain in my "spleen" for something else
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