Anatomy
The quadrant of the abdomen where the spleen is located.
What is the upper left quadrant?
This process of microorganisms that can occur in the spleen helps defend the body.
What is phagocytosis?
This is the term for enlargement of the spleen.
What is splenomegaly?
These should be readily available to control blood loss.
What are hemostatic agents like Avitene or surgicel?
After the initial incisions and trocar placements, this organ will need retracted out of the way.
What is the stomach?
This vessel supplies blood to the spleen.
What is the splenic artery?
These types of cells are formed in the spleen.
What are white blood cells?
This type of injury to the spleen may necessitate a splenectomy.
What is traumatic?
The patient should be this in preparation for a profuse bleeding during a splenectomy.
What is typed and screened?
These supporting structures will need clamped and divided.
What are the ligaments?
The splenic vein drains to this vessel.
What is the portal vein?
These old or damaged cells undergo phagocytosis in the spleen.
What are red blood cells?
This abnormal mass of the spleen may be indicative for a splenectomy.
What is a tumor?
This equipment should be in the room for an open splenectomy due to blood loss.
What is a cell saver?
These vessels will need clamped, divided and ligated during a splenectomy.
What are the short gastric vessels, the splenic artery and the splenic vein?
These provide protection of the spleen.
What are the tenth, eleventh and twelfth ribs?
The spleen is part of this defense system of the body.
What is the mononuclear phagocytic system?
This fluid filled sac may cause the need for a splenectomy.
What is a cyst?
These laparoscopic supplies are needed for a laparoscopic splenectomy.
What are a veress needle or Hasson, trocars, insufflation tubing, FRED, endoclips, endo bag and harmonic scalpel hand piece?
Most likely the spleen will be removed in this device during a laparoscopic splenectomy.
What is an endo bag?
The gastrosplenic ligament attaches the spleen to the greater curvature of this organ.
What is the stomach?
The spleen acts as a reservoir for this.
What is blood?
Hemolytic jaundice and idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura are these types of disorders that might indicate the need for a splenectomy.
What are benign hematologic disorders?
This type of stapler and cartridges are needed for a laparoscopic splenectomy.
What is an endo GIA stapler with vascular cartridges?
These complications could occur during a splenectomy.
What are bleeding, infection, or damage to vessels, kidney or stomach?