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Deutsche Splenomegalie {f} Milzvergrößerung {f} [med.] Synonyme

Milzvergrößerung  ÂSplenomegalie  (fachsprachlich)  
Milzvergrößerung  Splenomegalie (fachsprachlich)  

Englische splenomegaly spleen enlargement Synonyme

splenomegaly Definition

splenomegaly Bedeutung

splenomegaly an abnormal enlargement of the spleen
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Splenomegaly is an enlargement of the spleen. The spleen usually lies in the left upper quadrant of the human abdomen. Splenomegaly is one of the four cardinal signs of hypersplenism which include: some reduction in number of circulating blood cells affecting granulocytes, erythrocytes or platelets in any combination; a compensatory proliferative response in the bone marrow; and the potential for correction of these abnormalities by splenectomy. Splenomegaly is usually associated with increased workload , which suggests that it is a response to hyperfunction. It is therefore not surprising that splenomegaly is associated with any disease process that involves abnormal red blood cells being destroyed in the spleen. Other common causes include congestion due to portal hypertension and infiltration by leukemias and lymphomas. Thus, the finding of an enlarged spleen, along with caput medusae, is an important sign of portal hypertension.[1]

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