A spleen is typically the size of your fist. During an exam, a doctor usually cannot feel it. However, illnesses can cause it to expand to several times its usual size.
An enlarged spleen is not necessarily indicative of a problem. When a spleen enlarges, it usually signifies it has been doing its function but has gotten overactive.
For example, sometimes the spleen is overactive in removing and destroying blood cells. This is called hypersplenism. It can happen for many reasons, including problems with too many platelets and other disorders of the blood.
Infections, cirrhosis and other liver disorders, blood diseases defined by abnormal blood cells, lymph system difficulties, and other ailments can all produce an enlarged spleen.
Most people don’t know they have an enlarged spleen because symptoms are rare. People usually find out about it during a physical exam. These are the most common symptoms of an enlarged spleen:
- Being unable to eat a large meal.
- Feeling discomfort, fullness, or pain on the upper left side of the abdomen; this pain may spread to your left shoulder.
If we are to speak of the diagnosis of such an issue, and Ultrasound scan has proved to help determine the size of the spleen and whether it’s crowding other organs. Also, it may show an enlarged spleen and that’s exactly the need in this specific case.
To perform such a delicate task, an extremely professional and transparent scan device is needed.
Since it matched the ultrasound requirements necessary for many scanning operations, the Color Doppler 3 in 1 Wireless Ultrasound Scanner SIFULTRAS-3.31 has long been a favorite recommendation among professionals.
This ultrasound scanner has a Convex 3.5/5MHz and a Linear 7.5/10MHz with an Electronic Array scanning mode. As such, it is ideal for accurately locating the affected spleen area and so guarantee an exact diagnosis facilitating, in that way, the treatment procedure.
Needless to say that this device is often used to observe blood flow to major organs such as the heart, kidney, liver, pancreas and of course the spleen. This should mean that this innovative device is capable of providing very detailed scan images for those internal organs and so it will guarantee a meticulous diagnosis and assessment for the case in hand.
The SIFULTRAS-3.31 is also equipped with a color doppler for monitoring blood velocity within the injured spleen region. It is worth mentioning that the probe’s head does not need to be replaced because the software may be altered instead.
In brief, The SIFULTRAS-3.31 serves as the perfect portable ultrasound machine in any medical facility. Thanks to its easy-to-use interface, no special training is required to use the SIFULTRAS-3.31. It is lightweight, easy to carry and easy to use. But, most importantly, it perfectly suits those patients who suffer from Abnormal enlargement of their spleen in case they are looking for a perfect diagnosis.
Reference: Enlarged Spleen: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
Disclaimer: Although the information we provide is used by different doctors and medical staff to perform their procedures and clinical applications, the information contained in this article is for consideration only. SIFSOF is not responsible neither for the misuse of the device nor for the wrong or random generalizability of the device in all clinical applications or procedures mentioned in our articles. Users must have the proper training and skills to perform the procedure with each ultrasound scanner device.
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