Morphology of Cadaveric Spleen in Jammu Region of India: A Cross-sectional Study
Introduction: Spleen is the largest lymphoid organ located in the left hypochondrium in human body. It shows a wide variation in its morphology that can be of great significance to the clinician. Aim: The present study aimed to analyze morphology of cadaveric spleen with special reference to it...
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Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.
2020-10-01
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Series: | International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery |
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Summary: | Introduction: Spleen is the largest lymphoid organ located
in the left hypochondrium in human body. It shows a wide
variation in its morphology that can be of great significance to
the clinician.
Aim: The present study aimed to analyze morphology of
cadaveric spleen with special reference to its length, breadth,
width, weight and number of notches.
Materials and Methods: A total of 28 spleens from human
cadavers were dissected and formalin fixed and dimensions
(length, breadth and width) noted. Number of notches along with
the borders of spleen was also noted grossly in the dissection
hall of Department of Anatomy, ASCOMS, Sidhra, Jammu,
Jammu and Kashmir over the period of one year from March
2019 to February 2020.
Results: Lengths of 28 spleens ranged from 4 cm to 15.5 cm,
their breadths from 1.7 cm to 8 cm, width from 0.7 cm to 6 cm.
Weight had a range from 28.27 to 350 gm. The most common
shape of spleens observed was wedge followed by tetrahedral.
The number of spleens showing notches on superior border
were (78.57%), inferior border were (7.14%) and in both the
borders were (14.28%). Absence of splenic notch was not
observed in the present study. Two spleens (7.14%) with more
than five notches were observed. Incidentally Authors found
anomalous splenic fissures in 10.71% (3/28) specimens along
inferior border and diaphragmatic surface extending onto
visceral surface. One complete fissure was also observed.
Conclusion: In the present study, the values of length,
breadth width and weight of spleen were proportional and
comparable to other reported studies in various regions of
our country. However, it was observed that there are more
number of anomalous spleens in terms of fissures and number
of notches in the present study. Therefore, further studies with
more number of cadaveric subjects are required to determine
any morphological difference in our subset of population of
North India. |
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ISSN: | 2277-8543 2455-6874 |