title: Massive splenic infarction in cirrhosis: report of a case with spontaneous disappearance of hypersplenism.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000601:surgery; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006971:Hypersplenism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D011859:Radiography; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013156:Splenectomy; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013162:Splenic Vein / Q000473:pathology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology