Splenic aspiration is the removal of fluid from the

spleen The spleen is an organ found in almost all vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter. The word spleen comes .

, often with the use of a fine-needle. It is rarely practiced in modern medicine. It is indicated only in cases of

hypersplenism Splenomegaly is an enlargement of the spleen. The spleen usually lies in the left upper quadrant (LUQ) of the human abdomen. Splenomegaly is one of the four cardinal signs of ''hypersplenism'' which include: some reduction in number of circulati ...

, or other cases of unexplained

spleen The spleen is an organ found in almost all vertebrates. Similar in structure to a large lymph node, it acts primarily as a blood filter. The word spleen comes .

enlargement. The Moeschlin technique is a common technique for performing a splenic aspiration.

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