Splenic aspiration explained

Splenic aspiration
Specialty:	hemotologist

Splenic aspiration is the removal of fluid from the spleen, often with the use of a fine-needle. It is rarely practiced in modern medicine.^[1] It is indicated only in cases of hypersplenism, or other cases of unexplained spleen enlargement. The Moeschlin technique is a common technique for performing a splenic aspiration. There are reports of using this technique in patients with kala azar.

Further reading

• Kager . PA . Rees . PH . Manguyu . FM . Bhatt . KM . Bhatt . SM . Splenic aspiration; experience in Kenya. . Tropical and Geographical Medicine . June 1983 . 35 . 2 . 125–131 . 6612779 .

Notes and References

1. in Book: 10.1007/3-540-27016-7_1 . Techniques of Specimen Collection and Preparation . Löffler . Helmut . Rastetter . Johann . Haferlach . Torsten . Atlas of Clinical Hematology . 2005 . 3–6 . 978-3-540-21013-9 .