Weight and Length of spleen-a post mortem study

Mahin sultana¹, Zakia Sultana², Sohel Ahmed³, Nazma begum⁴, Syeda Umme Fahmida Malik⁵

1. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, North East Medical College, Sylhet
2. Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet
3. Assistant Professor,  Department of Community Medicine, North East Medical College, Sylhet
4. Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Sylhet MAG Osmaani Medical College, Sylhet
5. Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, North East Medical College, Sylhet

Abstract

Objective: To record weight and length of spleen in cadavers and to correlate these findings with different age groups.

Method and Material: Eighty consecutive post mortem spleens were collected from all unclaimed dead bodies. Specimens were collected from the dead bodies within 24 hours, before the onset of putrefaction.

Result: Mean weight and length of spleen increased with age and again declines in old age.

Key words: Spleen, weight, length, comparison of weight and length among different age groups.

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