Splenomegaly can be an incidental finding on imaging or examination or it can present with left upper quadrant pain.
Thorough history often can differentiate the various causes of spl...
Etiologies of pediatric splenomegaly include congenital growths, deposition of lipids or storage disorders, robust hemolytic disease, infiltrative process, inflammatory or infectious ...
Treatment depends on underlying etiology.
Spleen guards can be used to protect from traumatic splenic rupture.
Increasing size over serial examinations (hepa...
Establish the presence of enlarged spleen, not a palpable spleen that is pushed down by inflated lungs.
Rule out common cause...
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Donnelly LF, Foss JN, Frush DP, et al. Heter...
789.2 Splenomegaly
865.01 Injury to spleen without mention of open wound into cavity, hematoma without rupture of capsule
228.04 Hemangioma of intra-abdominal structures
759.0 Anomalies of sple...
Q: How long will the enlarged spleen secondary to a viral infection be present?
A: The enlarged spleen may persist for several months.
Q: Should patients with decreased splenic function due to splen...
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