IDIOPATHIC SPLENOMEGALY.

Surgical indications in idiopathic splenomegaly.

HYPOTHESIS The incidence of primary lymphoma of the spleen in patients with idiopathic splenomegaly is significant. DESIGN Retrospective review of all patients referred to a general surgical service for splenectomy. SETTING A large tertiary care hospital. PATIENTS Between 1994 and 2001, 86 nontrauma patients were referred for splenectomy. Of these, 18 had idiopathic splenomegaly despite p...

Splenoportography in idiopathic splenomegaly (so-called Banti's syndrome).

Splenoportography obtained from 71 patients with idiopathic splenomegaly (so-called Banti's syndrome) was examined in relation to the portal pressure and the extent of extrahepatic shunt. It was noted that in patients with increased portal pressure, collateral channels were visualized; the splenic vein was curved or tortuous; the sum of the length of the splenie vein and that of the portal trun...

Splenomegaly, hypersplenism, and hereditary disorders with splenomegaly

Splenomegaly, sometimes of massive extent, occurs in a large number of hereditary diseases, some relatively prevalent and others, rare to ultra-rare. Because physicians are often unfamiliar with the less common disorders, patients may suffer because of diagnostic delay or diagnostic error and may undergo invasive, non-innocuous procedures such as splenectomy that are potentially avoidable were ...

Bengal Splenomegaly

Chronic Parasitic Splenomegaly

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