The spleen is a secondary lymphoid organ responsible for immune surveillance against
blood-circulating pathogens. Absence of the spleen is associated with increased …

The spleen is commonly involved in a wide spectrum of hematologic, immunologic,
neoplastic, infectious, and vascular systemic disorders. Sometimes overlooked on imaging …

Multiple nontraumatic splenic emergencies are encountered during the imaging of patients
in emergency room. Occasionally, patients are investigated for symptoms of suspected …

Abstract Background and Aim Septic emboli (SE) associated with infectious endocarditis (IE)
can result in splenic abscesses and infectious intracranial aneurysms (IIA). We investigated …

Focal atraumatic splenic lesions often pose a diagnostic challenge on cross-sectional
imaging. They can be categorized based on etiology as nonneoplastic (reviewed in Part I) …

The spleen is the most common abdominal site for systemic septic emboli that often
complicate infective endocarditis. Management of an embolic splenic abscess usually …

Background: Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa (P-MAIVF) is an
unusual complication related to various injuries or conditions which involve the mitro-aortic …

Donors not meeting standard criteria, such as those with bacteremia, are now being used in
response to the increasing need for organs for transplantation. Recommended strategies to …

Objective To determine the background, bacteriological, clinical and radiological findings,
associated lesions, treatment and outcome of splenic abscesses (SAs) in infective …

Introduction Infective endocarditis (IE) has a low incidence, but it remains a serious disease
with high mortality rates. Only 5% of these patients will develop a splenic abscess, and the …