Chronic recurring infarction of the spleen: Sonographic patterns and complications

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 245-249

  Gorg C ^a,b   Zugmaier, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Myeloproliferative disease; Sickle cell anaemia; Splenic infarction; Spontaneous splenic rupture; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPLEEN INFARCTION; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENECTOMY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPLEEN;

EID: 0141707086     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41712     Document Type: Article

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