THE danger of high-altitude flying to patients with sicklemia, until lately, has been more theoretical than.real. As recently as 1951 Margolies 1 said that "the sickle cell trait is not a ...

Although no intense pelvic symptoms were found during the physical exam, the CT scan showed a wedge-like hypodense area in the spleen (Fig. 1, arrow) consistent with acute splenic infarction. Results ...

ALTHOUGH thrombosis of the splenic vein is infrequently reported in the literature, 1,2 it is common knowledge among surgeons that this condition may follow splenectomy. In fact, local thrombosis at ...

Atraumatic splenic rupture is a rare but clinically significant event occurring in the absence of external trauma. Often representing the initial manifestation of underlying pathology—such as ...

Splenic vein thrombosis is a blockage in the splenic vein due to a blood clot. The splenic vein carries blood away from the spleen and parts of the stomach and pancreas. The spleen is an organ that ...

Kolkata: In a rare case, a 32-year-old man in Kolkata suffered a ‘stroke’ in his stomach, triggered by compromised blood flow to the spleen, leading to a clot causing vessel rupture and consequent ...

Splenosis is the ectopic growth of benign splenic tissue that may be seen after splenectomy or splenic trauma. The differential diagnosis of an enhancing soft tissue lesion after intra-abdominal ...