1- The surgeon should normally try to preserve the spleen to maintain the following functions:

a- Immune function.

b- Filter function.

c- Haemopoiesis function.

d- Normal wound healing. /

e- Appoptosis. I

2- Regarding congenital abnormality of the spleen:

a- Splenunculi are single or multiple hamartomas.

b- Non paracytic splenic cysts are true cysts.

c- Splenic agenesis is present in 10 % of children with congenital heart disease.

d- Polysplenia are referred to splenunculi.

e- Most of splenunculi are located in the greater omentum.

3- Regarding the spleen:

a- There is no difference between spleenomegaly and hypersplenism.

b- Splenic abscess may occur in association with typhoid fever.

c- Splenic rupture should be considered in any case with blunt abdominal trauma.

d- In tuberculosis of spleen it is not presenting with splenomegaly.

e- In idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura it is due to congenital anomaly of decreased platelets production.