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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

General & Family Physician

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Dr. Nagamani Ng
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Dr. Nagamani Ng

General & Family Physician

Exp 12 years

Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
MD
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

General & Family Physician

Exp 9 years

Dr.Raju
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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Function Of Spleen

Premium Questions

Dr.    Prof. Kunal Saha MD

1.What are the symptoms/comlications of spleen enlargement? 2.What is the name of the specialist department on spleen enlargement? 3.Can spleen enlargement be prevented? 4.How can the spleen... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Anil Grover MD

Low ferritin level of 8 , spleen pain. Hashimoto thyroid. Can iron deficiency cause spleen pain? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anil Grover ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Shruti Rijhwani MD

60 YR OLD FEMALE WITH SHARP PAINS IN MY SPLEEN AREA FATHER HAD ENLARGRD SPLEEN ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shruti Rijhwani ( Rheumatologist)
Dr.       Muthu Krishnan MD

My doctor says I have an enlarged spleen that is the size of a foot. Don t know what size foot. It s starting to get uncomfortable when I m sitting. Should it be removed? Can I live without a spleen ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muthu Krishnan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

We have problem in liver my spleen size is very large this time we take medicin but this is 3rd attamt my spleen is so lagre ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. M Y Shareef MD

Hi, Will Enlarged spleen gastroesophageal reflux actually cause my spleen to enlarge? I recently had an ultrasound and my spleen is 14.8cm in greatest cross section. I have no pain nor any symptoms ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. M Y Shareef ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Prabhakar Laxman Jathar MD

. If her spleen is not working and the promacta also, does her spleen need to be removed? If her spleen is removed what organ will produce platelets in place of the spleen/ ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prabhakar Laxman Jathar ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Vipin Lal V MD

Can one injure his/her spleen by caughing. The spleen possibly beeing irritated/infected by a ...: Very sharp shooting/stabbing pain around the spleen area when caughing. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vipin Lal V ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr.   Ivan R. Rommstein MD

Can an enlarged spleen (2-3X normal showed on an autopsy) be from massive hemorrhage? I have been told different things--that the spleen should shrink if there is a massive hemorrhage in the liver ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Munish Sood MD

My wife has recently been diagnosed (preliminary) with MDS. She also has an enlarged spleen. We know the functions of bone marrow (she had a biopsy) and the spleen. We also know that MDS can morph ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Munish Sood ( Ayurveda Specialist)