MORPHOLOGICAL AND MORPHOMETRIC VARIATIONS OF SPLEEN: A CADAVERIC STUDY IN NORTH INDIAN POPULATION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2024v17i12.52592Keywords:
Spleen, Shape of spleen, Splenic notchesAbstract
Objective: The aim of study is to study morphological and morphometric analysis of spleen and its clinical importance. Spleen consists of a large encapsulated vascular organ and important lymphatic tissue in the human body. Its immunological functions are being well realized. The weight, size, and shape of the spleen vary in human being with age, sex, and under different conditions in the same individual. The morphological variations are important for physicians, surgeons, and radiologists to avoid misinterpretation of the splenic variants.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of a total of 50 adult human cadaveric spleens was done in the Department of Anatomy Government Medical College, Amritsar, Punjab. The study observed the morphological features such as shape, anomalous fissures, and morphometric measurements such as length, breadth, thickness, and weight of all the spleen specimens.
Results: The wedge-shaped spleen constituted 62%, tetrahedral (30%), triangular (4%), and irregular (4%), shaped spleens. Out of 50, 60% displayed notches on the superior border of spleen and 10% on inferior border of spleen. There was no notch in 30% of the specimens. Mean length of spleen was 9.2 cm, mean breadth was 6.2 cm, and thickness was 3.08 cm, respectively. The mean weight of the spleens was 140.008 g. Anomalous fissures were 2% found on the diaphragmatic surface.
Conclusion: The findings of the present study will be of fundamental importance to the physicians, surgeons, and radiologists and give clues for various clinical diseases.
Downloads
References
Borley NR. Abdomen and pelvis. In: Standring S, editor. Gray’s Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. 40th ed. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone; 2008. p. 1191-5.
Das S, Abd Latiff AA, Suhaimi FH, Ghazalli H, Othman F. Anomalous splenic notches: A cadaveric study with clinical importance. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2008;109(11):513-16. PMID 19205563
Patil GV, Kumar S, Apoorva D, Thejeswari SJ, Sheshgiri C, Sushanth NK. Study of splenic notches in a human cadaver. Int J Recent Adv Multidiscip Res. 2014;1(2):1-3.
Chaudhari DM, Maheria DP, Lakhani DC, Menezes DV. Morphological variations of human spleen and its clinical significance. Int J Med Res Rev. 2014;2(1):16-20. doi: 10.17511/ijmrr.2014.i01.04
Chaware PN, Belsare SM, Kulkarni Y, Pandit SV, Ughade JM. The morphological variations of the human spleen. J Clin Diagn Res. 2012;6:159-62.
Setty SN, Katikireddi RS. A cadaveric study of human splenic notches and fissures. Int J Health Sci. 2013;3:40-4.
Nayak BS, Somayaji SN, Soumya KV. A study on the variation of size, shape and external feature of the spleen. Int J Morphol. 2011;29(3):675-7.
Singh I. Textbook of Human Histology. 5th ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers; 2006. p. 192.
Sant S. Embryology for Medical Students. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers’ Medical Publishers, Pvt Ltd.; 2002. p. 203-4.
Romanes GJ. The spleen. In: Cunningham’s Manual Anatomy. 15th ed., Vol. 3. Thorax and Abdomen; 1986. p. 114-6.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
Copyright (c) 2024 Neelam Bala, Dr Kulbir Kaur , Dr Jagdev singh Kullar; Dr Ipshita
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
The publication is licensed under CC By and is open access. Copyright is with author and allowed to retain publishing rights without restrictions.
