Doctors remove 2.8 kg enlarged spleen from 23-year-old woman
Doctors successfully removed a 2.8 kg spleen from a 23-year-old woman in Bihar using a laparoscopic-assisted splenectomy. The patient had conditions including non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis and hypersplenism, which contributed to her enlarged spleen. The surgery was performed by a team led by senior consultant R.V. Sugi Subramaniam.
- ▪The spleen weighed nearly 2.8 kg and measured approximately 21.2 × 16.4 × 14.2 cm.
- ▪The patient suffered from severe blood count abnormalities, including low haemoglobin and platelet levels.
- ▪The surgery was a minimally invasive laparoscopic-assisted procedure.
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Doctors at SRM Prime Hospital removed a massive 2.8 kg spleen from a 23-year-old woman from Bihar through a complex laparoscopic-assisted splenectomy, a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The patient also had non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis, a condition in which the blood vessels supplying the liver become scarred and narrowed without actual liver cirrhosis, along with hypersplenism, a disorder in which the enlarged spleen becomes overactive and destroys blood cells. Investigations revealed severe abnormalities in her blood counts, including critically low haemoglobin, white blood cells and platelet levels. A CT scan revealed a massive spleen measuring approximately 21.2 × 16.4 × 14.2 cm and weighing nearly 2.8 kg. R.V.
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