The asplenia syndrome: An explanation for absence of the spleen
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Teratology
- Vol. 25 (2) , 215-219
- https://doi.org/10.1002/tera.1420250210
Abstract
Study of a case of the so‐called asplenia syndrome with a miniscule spleen suggested that the latter was caused by the pressure of neighboring viscera and interference with blood supply. Consequently, it is considered that splenic disturbance arises independently of the other malformations in this syndrome. It is also possible that similar factors may be operative in the formation of multiple spleens in the polysplenia syndrome.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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