title: Massive splenomegaly and hypersplenism in a young woman with primary Sjögren's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Benjamin Franklin Medical Center, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Heiner
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Appel
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loddenkemper
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rohweder
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rudwaleit
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeitz
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sieper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006971:Hypersplenism / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome