Did you know that the spleen is an important lymphatic organ? The spleen processes lymphocytes from incoming blood. In other words the spleen filters out the old red blood cells . The spleen is a spongy, soft organ and it is about the size of ones fist. Normally it is located on the upper left part of ones abdomen, just under your rib cage. In Chloe’s case she has 5 separate splenic nodules for which are located adjacent to the right stomach in the upper quardrant.
I added a link below if you want to read more about spleens.
http://heterotaxypolysplenia.blogspot.com/2008/03/what-is-heterotaxy.html
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