Do I really need my spleen?


The spleen can enlarge up to 20cm due to various diseases, as well as injury. — Freepik

Your spleen is an organ that sits inside your left rib cage.

You are unlikely to be able to feel it even if you press your abdomen just under your left rib cage, but sometimes, a doctor can feel about one centimetre of it as they’ve been trained on how to find it.

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