Gaucher's disease is a familial disorder of lipid metabolism resulting in the accumulation of glucocerebrosides in the reticuloendothelial cells. It is manifested clinically by hepatosplenomegaly. To date there have been no reports of sonographic findings in the spleen in Gaucher's disease. Focal an
Atypical sonographic findings in splenic infarction
β Scribed by Dott Med D. Kauzlaric; E. Passega
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 239 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Splenic infarction is an important clinical consideration in older patients complaining of left upper quadrant pain of sudden onset. Sonography has proven to be of great value in evaluating splenic masses and in differentiating solid, cystic, and complex lesions. 1-5 Sonographically, splenic in-
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