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SPLENIC ARTERY ANEURYSM, INFARCT AND RUPTURE Splenic artery aneurysm Aneurysms involving the sple...

Porphyria Porphyria is a hereditary error of haemoglobin catabolism in - which porphyrinuria occ...

Postoperative complications Immediate complications specific to splenectomy include haemorrhage r...

Radiological imaging Plain radiology is rarely used in investigation, but the inciden tal finding ...

Leukaemia Leukaemia should be considered in the di ff erential diagnosis of splenomegaly . The dia...

NEOPLASMS Haemangioma is the most common benign tumour of the spleen. It may rarely develop into...

Physiology The splenic parenchyma consists of white and red pulp that is surrounded by serosa and...

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura ITP , also known as immune and autoimmune thrombocy - topenic...

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Learning objectives To understand: The function of the spleen • The common pathologies involving ...

Gaucher’s disease This lipid storage disease is characterised by storage of glucocerebroside in ...

Haemolytic anaemias There are four causes of haemolytic anaemia that are generally amenable to s...

Hypersplenism due to portal hypertension Splenomegaly is an invariable feature of portal hyperte...

FUNCTIONS OF THE SPLEEN Although the spleen was previously thought to be dispensable, it is now r...

FURTHER READING e Boyle S, White RH, Brunson A, Wun T . Splenectomy and the inci - dence of ven...

Felty’s syndrome Patients with rheumatoid arthritis may develop leukopenia. This is referred to a...

Anatomy The weight of the normal adult spleen is 75–250 /uni00A0 g and it measures up to 10 /uni0...

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES OF THE SPLEEN Splenic agenesis is rare but is present in 5% of children...

EMBRYOLOGY, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Embryology Fetal splenic tissue develops from condensations of...

The role of drains in modern surgery The routine use of surgical drains has generated much contr...