BACKGROUND Normative value of spleen size among school age children is important for objective assessment of the spleen. OBJECTIVES This study was aimed at determining sonographically the normal limits of the spleen size according to age, sex, and somatometric parameters among school age children. METHODS A cross sectional study was done on 947 apparently healthy subjects (496 boys and 451 ...

BACKGROUND Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been shown to be a useful tool to evaluate the volume of the pancreas. There is currently no information about the size of the spleen in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS We investigated 51 adult volunteers: 28 pancreatic insufficient CF patients [13 with CF-related diabetes (CFRD) and 15 non-diabetic] and 23 male non-CF patien...

conclusions our results suggest that liver cirrhosis does not cause impaired thrombopoietin production even in the late stage of disease. thrombopoietin has no contribution for the occurrence of thrombocytopenia in cirrhosis; splenic sequestration seems to be the main factor. results platelet counts were lower in patients with cirrhosis (97000 ± 8000/mm3) than in healthy subjects (240000 ± 5100...

Maternal physiology changes dramatically during the course of gestation and lactation to meet the needs of the developing fetus and newborn. In the present study, we examined the influence of pregnancy and lactation on growth and erythroid gene expression patterns of the maternal spleen. Holtzman Sprague-Dawley rats and CD-1 mice were killed at various stages of gestation and post partum. We ob...

Abstract Background The spleen is an important organ that stores blood, releases erythrocytes or monocytes, and destroys no-longer-needed platelets. It can reserve 20–30% of the total blood volume, its size reduced in hypovolemic shock. However, clinical significance patients with heart failure (HF) remains unclear. Purpose purpose this study was to investigate relationship between size, hemody...