Splenectomy may be indicated in the management of selected patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but in most of the cases, this procedure is accompanied by a high morbidity and mortality, ...

The authors describe a case of sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) of the spleen treated at the 2(nd) Department of Surgery, Jagiellonian University, Medical College. The patient was ...

Oftentimes, we hear of patients having their gallbladder, uterus or one of their kidneys removed for health reasons. Presence of malignancies or other medical abnormalities in these organs warrants a ...

Several previous reports indicated that partial hepatectomy (PH) when combined with splenectomy enhances the regenerative capacity of the liver, most probably due to the removal of unknown inhibitory ...

Splenosis is the ectopic growth of benign splenic tissue that may be seen after splenectomy or splenic trauma. The differential diagnosis of an enhancing soft tissue lesion after intra-abdominal ...