Case Study
Year: 2019 | Month: March | Volume: 6 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 94-98
Anatomical Variations in Spleen- A Cadaveric Case Study
Dr. Swarup P. Kulkarni1, Dr. Anuja A. Kulkarni.2, Dr. Vedshri A. Kalavade3, Dr. Anil Babasaheb Chandanshive4
1 PhD (Registered Scholar), Associate Professor and H.O.D., Department of Rachana Sharir, Dr. J. J. Magdum Ayurved Medical College, Jaysingpur, Maharashtra, India.
2Professor and H.O.D., Department of Prasutitantra and Streerog, Dr. J. J. Magdum Ayurved Medical College, Jaysingpur, Maharashtra, India.
3Associate Professor, Department of Rognidan and Vikruti Vigyan, Dr. J. J. Magdum Ayurved Medical College, Jaysingpur, Maharashtra, India.
4Assistant Professor, Department of Kriya Sharir, Dr. J. J. Magdum Ayurved Medical College, Jaysingpur, Maharashtra, India.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Swarup P. Kulkarni
ABSTRACT
The spleen is lymphatic organ in the human body. Spleen is connected to the blood vascular system. It serves as a filter for blood and plays vital role in the immune responses of the body. It is wedge shaped organ located mainly in the left hypochondrium and partly in the epigastrium. It is wedged in between fundus of the stomach and the diaphragm. There are variations in the size, shape, notches etc of the spleen. Sometimes spleen may be wedge shaped or tetrahedral in shape. In this cadaveric case study during the routine dissection of Ist year undergraduate students at Dr. J. J. Magdum Ayurved Medical college, Jaysingpur, Maharashtra, India, spleen was found in normal position. But the anterior end of the spleen was pointed which is generally broad like a border. Also, the notch at the superior border of the spleen was also absent. And finally the shape of the spleen was nearly curved. These three variations were found in approximately 60 years old male cadaver during the dissection. So, it is necessary to study these variations. Different variations in the morphology of the spleen are mentioned in various studies previously. But in this cadaveric case study three variations were denoted in terms of shape, notch and anterior end of the spleen.
Key words: Spleen, variations in shape, notch and anterior end, wedge or tetrahedral
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