(Photo credit: WebMD) A spleen is normally about the size of your fist. A doctor usually can't feel it during an exam. But infections and injuries can cause it to swell and become larger.

These are all aimed at detecting the excursion of the enlarged spleen below the left lower margin of the ribcage during expiration. Percussion is also of help in this examination, including Nixon ...

A complete hematologic response was defined by the resolution of splenomegaly (the spleen was not palpable on clinical examination, was smaller than 14 cm in its larger axis on ultrasonography ...

Some people with an enlarged spleen experience no symptoms, and the condition is only discovered during a routine physical exam. If you’re very slim, it may be possible for you to feel your ...

Physical examination revealed a large mass occupying the left and middle portions of the abdomen. Computed tomography revealed a very large splenic cyst with compression of adjacent viscera ...

Your physician will conduct a full examination of your symptoms and review your current diet and medical history. There’s no specific test used to diagnose splenic flexure syndrome. But there ...

The doctor will apply gentle pressure on the abdomen during this examination. It is important to note that a person who is in hospital as a result of trauma may still have a ruptured spleen even ...

Subjects then underwent a limited abdominal ultrasound examination, where splenic length and width were recorded. Results: Mean (SD) splenic length was 10.65 (1.55) cm and width, 5.16 (1.21) cm. Men ...

Background Rupture of the spleen in the absence of trauma or previously diagnosed disease is largely ignored in the emergency literature and is often not documented as such in journals from other ...

The spleen is a delicate, fist-sized organ under your left rib cage near your stomach. It contains special white blood cells that destroy bacteria and help your body fight infections. The spleen ...