Massive splenic infarction in cirrhosis: report of a case with spontaneous disappearance of hypersplenism
Capron, J.P.; Chivrac, D.; Dupas, J.L.; Rémond, A.; Ossart, J.L.; Lorriaux, A.
Gastroenterology 71(2): 308-310
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-5085 PMID: 1084843 Document Number: 97741
A cirrhotic patient with massive splenic infarction is described. Celiac angiography showed normally opacified splenic artery and vein and a markedly enlarged spleen with large avascular zones. Splenic infarction was associated with the spontaneous disappearance of a syndrome of hypersplenism. The spleen was surgically removed. Histological examination showed multiple thromboses of the small arterial and venous vessels. The cause of this infarct remained unclear.