Many diseases can induce splenomegaly, however, about 5% of splenomegalies are idiopathic. When there is no underlying treatable cause, and the splenomegaly significantly affects quality life, splenectomy best therapeutic choice. A 67-year-old woman had idiopathic asymptomatic splenomegaly. The increase in resulted hypersplenism with cytopenia symptoms related to abdominal discomfort. patient u...

Diffuse spleen hemangiomatosis is a rare benign vascular condition that often seen in systemic angiomatosis (associations with Turner, Beckwith-Wiedemanand Klippel Trenaunay syndromes) and very rarely unique splenic localization [1.4]. They present latent clinical picture of incidental discovery sometimes may be accompanied by severe hypersplenism other complications, hemangiomas exhibit imagin...

The portal hypertension is responsible for many of the manifestations of liver cirrhosis. Some of these complications are the direct consequences of portal hypertension, such as gastrointestinal bleeding from ruptured gastroesophageal varices and from portal hypertensive gastropathy and colopathy, ascites and hepatorenal syndrome, and hypersplenism. In other complications, portal hypertension p...

Patient aged 66 years, was admitted for splenomegaly grade III/IV, haematological hypersplenism and medium / large secondary anemia, diagnosed in the hematology clinic, where a myeloproliferative syndrome was denied. Was performed splenectomy, splenic lodge toilet and drainage. Histopathology was established the diagnosis of splenic sarcoidosis. Good postoperative evolution. Main issues discuss...

By LAWRENCE BERMAN, M.D., ALFRED A. KLEIN, M.D., HERMAN J. LINN, M.D. AND GAYLORD S. BATES, M.D. I N DISEASES affecting the reticulo-endothelial system, involvement of the spleen may result in serious hematologic disturbances requiring immediate treatment. Reports of secondary, or symptomatic hypersplenism with isolated or combined cytopenias of the peripheral blood include diagnoses of hepatic...