ultrasonography is a useful procedure in evaluation of spleen size in different clinical conditions. in this study, we used it to evaluate spleen size in patients with various heptologic, hematologic and autoimmune diseases. to express spleen size, a spleen index (si), the product of the transverse diameter and its perpendiculr diameter measured on the maximum-sectional image of the spleen, was...

most common tumors of the spleen are hematologic and lymphoid malignancies. non-lymphoid and non-hematologic tumors of the spleen are very rare, the most common of which are vascular tumors. this group of tumors in the spleen is composed of heterogeneous tumors such as hemangioma, angioendothelioma (ae), littoral cell angioma, and angiosarcoma. there are several histologic forms of ae such as e...

wandering spleen, defined as a spleen without its usual peritoneal attachments, is a rare entity. we report a 34-year-old woman with acute abdomen due to torsion of the long vascular pedicle of a wandering spleen, displaced in the abdominal cavity, and infarction of the spleen. wandering spleen was diagnosed by ultrasound and computed tomography (ct) scan, and was managed by splenectomy in this...

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conclusions in conclusion, we recommend that laparoscopic spleen preserving procedures should be preferred for hydatid spleen when conditions are favorable and enough precautions are taken to prevent spillage. we suggest the use of aspirator for giving the scolicidal agent and favor the albendazole as an adjuvant therapy to prevent its recurrence. introduction cystic lesions of spleen are rare....

abstract introduction: primary dysmenorrhea is common in women during reproductive age. objective: this study aimed to determine the effect of acupressure on sixth spleen point (sp6) on relief of primary dysmenorrhea. methods: this study is a clinical trial. students with primary dysmenorrheal living in dormitory were studied during three menstrual cycles. pain intensity was measured on the fir...

conclusions here, we discuss the pathogenesis of the rare entity of splenic hydatid cysts and the various treatment options available. background hydatid cyst, a zoonosis caused by echinococcus granulosus, is the only recognized parasitic cysts of the spleen and is known to be at least twice as common as the non-parasitic variety. case presentation a 35 year old woman presented with a one-year ...

a rare case of splenic harmartoma in a 31 year old female is reported. she was admitted with splenomegaly, fever and chronic history of epistaxis. routine hematological survey revealed pancytopenia and mild hypercellular marrow. abdominal sonography showed a space-occupying lesion in the spleen which was suspected as malignant tumor. splenectomy was performed and histologic findings were diagno...

littoral cell angioma is a splenic vascular tumor of splenic sinus lining cells that is considered benign in general. this report describes a case of littoral cell angioma with no malignant histological features. the lesion is composed of anastomosing vascular channels resembling splenic sinus; they are lined by endothelial cells which show mitotic activity very rare. immunohistochemically, the...