Splenic Enlargement

The bedside assessment of splenic enlargement.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical assessment of splenic enlargement using specific bedside maneuvers including Traube's space percussion, the splenic percussion sign, Middleton's maneuver, supine palpation, and right lateral decubitus palpation. DESIGN Quasi-experimental prospective study of cases and controls selected according to the results of abdominal ultrasonographic examinations...

Splenic enlargement in congestive heart failure and active rheumatic infection.

It is generally stated that the spleen rarely if ever enlarges sufficiently to become palpable in uncomplicated congestive heart failure. Rolleston (1908) and Held (1919) both concluded that a palpable spleen in congestive failure was due to some complication. Talley and Lindsey (1924) in 198 cases ofcongestive failure in adults found 3 with palpable spleens. Fishberg (1940) in discussing the q...

Reliability of clinical techniques for detecting splenic enlargement.

Ultrasonographic evaluation of splenic enlargement in athletes with acute infectious mononucleosis.

OBJECTIVE To quantitatively assess the degree and rate of splenic enlargement and the time required for regression of splenic enlargement in collegiate athletes diagnosed with acute infectious mononucleosis (IM). DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Academic Medical Center(s) outpatient sports medicine clinic. STUDY PARTICIPANTS Volunteer Division I University athletes. INTERVENTION...

Reversible splenic enlargement associated with pregnancy in a patient with Gaucher's disease.