VSR 421: Regional Veterinary Surgery (2+1)

SURGICAL ANATOMY OF SPLEEN

• Spleen is located in the left cranial abdominal quadrant.
• It usually lies parallel to the greater curvature of stomach but exact location depends on its size and position of other abdominal organs.
• In contracted stomach it lies in rib cage while in gastric enlargement it lies in caudal abdomen.
• It is covered by a capsule.
• It is attached to the stomach by gastrosplenic ligament.

Blood supply

• Blood supply is from splenic artery, a branch of celiac artery.
• Splenic artery gives off 3-5 primary branches in greater omentum towards ventral spleen.
• Venous drainage is via splenic vein into gastro splenic vein that empties into portal vein.