Primary splenic pregnancy poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to its rare presentation. Various treatment approaches that are used, such as pharmacological, interventional, or ...

Pillen, 68, was treated at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, where he underwent a medical procedure for an injured spleen he suffered when he was bucked off a new horse.

Doctors said the governor was sedated for about an hour during a minimally invasive procedure called coil embolization to stop the minor bleeding in his spleen. They said the bleeding has stopped.

"He had a spleen injury as a result of a horseback riding injury that he received and we recommended what's called a prophylactic embolization through our interventional radiologist," said Pillen.

The absolute volume of spleen embolized is calculated as the pre-PSE splenic volume multiplied by the percentage of the spleen that was embolized. In addition, the embolization material specification ...

A rupture occurs when a traumatic blow causes a break or tear in the surface of the spleen. In most cases, the tear results from a forceful blow, such as the impact of a car crash. A spleen rupture is ...

Splenic venous hypertension (SVH), also known as left-sided portal hypertension, is a rare condition characterized by upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in the absence of liver disease. This ...

Doctors in a Mumbai hospital successfully removed a giant 8.5 kg spleen from a 37-year-old man's abdomen, creating a new world record. The size of the spleen that was taken out measures 3 feet x1.5 ...

Compared with endoscopic therapy alone, combined treatment with endoscopic therapy plus partial splenic embolization is optimal for reducing rebleeding in patients with cirrhosis with acute variceal ...

We report herein the success of partial splenic artery embolization (PSAE) in treating a patient with PSPH and associated GVB. A 50-year-old woman with previous history of chronic pancreatitis ...

Doctors will typically manage splenic injuries in children without operating. A 2022 study of 33 hospitals found that only about 2.8% of children with spleen injuries from 2010 to 2019 had surgery.