Most people don’t think about the spleen when they get vaccinated, but this small organ plays a key role in the immune system. Located under the ribcage on the left ...

Spleen pain may feel like discomfort in the upper left side of the abdomen. It can occur for a range of reasons, including inflammation or injury. The treatment will depend on the underlying cause ...

W enzhou Medical University researchers have reimagined the spleen as a viable site for islet transplantation, enabling long-term diabetes control without the burden of full immunosuppression ...

Woman accuses Twin Cities surgeon of removing wrong organ 00:40. A Twin Cities woman is suing over an alleged medical mistake that she says cost her a healthy left kidney.

However, the surgery took an unexpected turn when the surgeon removed her left kidney instead of her spleen, the court documents filed on May 16 claimed. "The wrong organ was removed," Rappaport's ...

This isn't the team’s first foray into reimagining the spleen’s capabilities. They already reprogrammed mouse spleens to perform liver functions, used gene editing to grow liver tissue without ...

Spleen stiffness measurement (SSM) demonstrated strong predictive accuracy for liver decompensation in patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD), with an optimal cutoff of ...

Wenzhou Medical University researchers have reimagined the spleen as a viable site for islet transplantation, enabling long-term diabetes control without the burden of full immunosuppression.