This marks HCC as one of the few community colleges with its own residence hall. The college has five campuses located throughout the county. Locations include: Brandon, Dale Mabry, Plant City, Ybor City, and South Shore (on the south shore of Tampa Bay in Ruskin). There are also instructional centers at MacDill Air Force Base (South Tampa/aligned with the Plant City Campus) and at the Regent (Riverview) aligned with the Brandon Campus.
A splenectomy is the surgical removal of the spleen, a small, hand-sized organ located in front of the left kidney and behind the stomach. The spleen...
There are two types of splenectomies: laparoscopic where the spleen is removed through a few small holes in the abdomen and open, requiring a large incision. The laparoscopic splenectomy is preferred, when possible, since the healing time is reduced. It has the same rate of success as an open splenectomy and there are fewer complications. 1