This book is about the spleen, a mysterious organ, covering all aspects of its anatomy, physiology, and medical and surgical conditions affecting the spleen. It covers the most areas critical for decision making such as patient's presentation, diagnosis, and management. This book considers the recent developments in diagnosing and treating medical and surgical conditions affecting the spleen, including minimally invasive surgery. It is a quick reference book, well-illustrated, and easy to read and understand. This book should be helpful to medical consultants, surgeons, hematologists, and pediatric surgeons. It also benefits specialists, fellows, medical students, and nurses. The illustrations in this book are clear and include clinical, radiological, operative, pathological, and diagrammatic pictures. These illustrations are detailed, making them easy to grasp and understand.

Dr. Ahmed H. Al-Salem FRCSI, FACS, FICS. is a Consultant Pediatric Surgeon and urologist at AlSadik Hospital, Saihat, Saudi Arabia. He was awarded a certificate as one of the best graduates of the Colleges of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 1981/1982; in January 1985, he was awarded a prize by the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland as the best candidate in the Primary FRCSI Examination, January 1985, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. In February 1987, he received a Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. He wrote seven books, published more than 280 publications, and presented 67 papers at various conferences. He is on the Editorial Boards of several journals and reviewed more than 140 papers for multiple journals.