Studies on Prion Replication in Spleen by Alex J. Raeber, Fabio Montrasio, Ivan Hegyi, Rico Frigg, Michael A. Klein, Adriano Aguzzi, Charles Weissmann

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Primary Angiosarcoma of the Spleen: An Oncological Enigma by Myoteri Despoina, Dellaportas Dionysios, Ayiomamitis Georgios, Strigklis Konstantinos, Kouroumpas Efstratios, Zizi-Sermpetzoglou Adamantia

“…Classic open splenectomy was performed and angiosarcoma of the spleen was the final histopathological diagnosis, which was primary since no other disease site was revealed. …”
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Rare Case of an Epithelial Cyst in an Intrapancreatic Accessory Spleen Treated by Robot-Assisted Spleen Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy by Willemijn P. M. van Dijck, Vincent P. Groot, Lodewijk A. A. Brosens, Jeroen Hagendoorn, Inne H. M. Borel Rinkes, Maarten S. van Leeuwen, I. Quintus Molenaar

“…Epithelial cyst in an intrapancreatic accessory spleen (ECIPAS) is exceedingly rare with only 57 cases reported since the first publication in 1980. …”
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The Application of Spleen-Preserving Splenic Regional Laparoscopic Lymphadenectomy with Spleen Kept In Situ and Laparotomy with Spleen Lifted Out of the Abdomen for Locally Advanced Proximal Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Study by Changrong Que, Shuangming Lin, Yibin Zhu, Dongbo Xu

“…Findings whether laparoscopic lymphadenectomy with spleen kept in situ or laparotomy with spleen lifted out of the abdomen is more effective remain inconclusive. …”
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A Rare Encounter with an Expanding Pseudocyst of the Spleen by Ashish Lal Shrestha, Pradita Shrestha

“…Splenic Pseudocyst (SP) is a diagnostic rarity, with cystic lesions of spleen themselves being uncommon. Establishing a preoperative diagnosis could help in specific management but this is rather challenging. …”
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The Spleen Revisited: An Overview on Magnetic Resonance Imaging by João Palas, António P. Matos, Miguel Ramalho

“…Despite being well visualized by different cross-sectional imaging techniques, the spleen is many times overlooked during the abdominal examination. …”
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Existence of Neural Stem Cells in Mouse Spleen by Koichi Tomita, Hiroshi Ishikawa

“…However, there are a small number of reports of neural cells or neural stem cells existing in the spleen. In this study, we sought to identify possible neural stem cells in the mouse spleen. …”
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Spleen-Preserving Surgery in Splenic Artery Aneurysm by Ulaş Aday, Emre Bozdağ, Ebubekir Gündeş, Selçuk Gülmez, Kamuran Cumhur Değer

“…In open surgery, care should be taken to preserve the spleen and its immune function in cases where an arterial segment of sufficient length allows for reconstruction. …”
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Clinicopathological analysis of sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation in the spleen by Shufei Wei, Yongliang Han, Yingyong Hou, Liangliang Wang

“…Background: Splenic sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation (SANT) is a rare benign nodular lesion in the red medulla of the spleen. In the past, SANT has not been consistently recognized as the name for this condition and was often misdiagnosed for other conditions. …”
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Impact of Spleen Size on Outcomes in Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Children by Cetin Ali Karadag, Basak Erginel, Ozgur Kuzdan, Nihat Sever, Melih Akın, Abdullah Yıldız, Ali İhsan Dokucu

“…The aim of our study is to compare the efficacy of laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) between enlarged spleens and normal sized spleens. Methods. From June 2006 to September 2012, 50 patients underwent LS. …”
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Diffuse Hepatic and Spleen Uptake of Tc-99m MDP on Bone Scintigraphy Resembling Liver-Spleen Scintigraphy in a Patient of Plasma Cell Tumor by Mohammad Reza Ravanbod, Reza Nemati, Hamid Javadi, Iraj Nabipour, Majid Assadi

“…The present case demonstrates a diffuse intense hepatic and, to a lesser degree, spleen, Tc-99m MDP uptake on a routine bone scintigraphy resembling liver-spleen imaging. …”
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Histopathology of liver, kidney, intestine, spleen, and bile of catfish with Jaundice by Farhan Asrido, Sri Nuryati, Widanarni Widanarni

“…This study aims to compare the histopathological structure of the liver, kidney, intestine, spleen, and bile of naturally jaundiced catfish and those injected with bacteria associated with jaundice. …”
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Sickle Cell Beta-Plus Thalassemia with Subcapsular Hematoma of the Spleen by Suyash Dahal, Sumit Dahal, Dipesh K. C. Ghimire, Ebad Ur Rahman, Eliza Sharma

“…There was no history of trauma, and rest of the workup for possible cause of spontaneous rupture of spleen was negative. With the patient refusing splenectomy, he was managed conservatively. …”
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A Modified Technique for Laparoscopic Spleen Preserving Distal Pancreatectomy by Andreas Papatriantafyllou, Theodoros Mavromatis, Theano Demestiha, Dimitrios Filippou, Panagiotis Skandalakis

“…Spleen preserving laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is considered as first choice operation for symptomatic benign or small malignant lesions located at the body or tail of the pancreas. …”
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The Importance of Recognizing Wandering Spleen as a Cause of Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis by Vennis Lourdusamy, Dhrumil Patel, Ramon Docobo, Shyamanand Tantry, Dennis Lourdusamy, Saeed Farukh

“…Wandering spleen, as its name suggests, is a rare condition where the spleen wanders in the abdomen and is most commonly found in the inferior quadrant as a palpable mass. …”
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Inhibitory effect of interferon-beta on mouse spleen-derived mast cells by S. Konno, M. Adachi, K. Asano, K. Okamoto, T. Takahashi

“…Preparations of murine recombinant interferon (Mu-rIFN)-alpha, -beta and -gamma were assessed for their influence on in vitro growth of mast cells from normal mouse spleen cells (Sp C). Mast cell growth was inhibited by Mu-rIFNs when Sp C were exposed throughout the entire culture period to Mu-rIFNs. …”
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Platelet Count to Spleen Diameter Ratio for the Diagnosis of Esophageal Varices: Is It Feasible? by Waqas Wahid Baig, MV Nagaraja, Muralidhar Varma, Ravindra Prabhu

“…AIM: To study the value of platelet count to spleen diameter ratio as a noninvasive parameter for diagnosing esophageal varices (EVs) in liver cirrhosis.…”
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Emergency radiological evaluation of wandering spleen volvulus and infarction: A case report and review of literature by Muataz Kashbour, MBChB, Maaly Abuhlaiga, MBChB, Muhammed Asim Awan, MD, Khalid Gashoot, MD

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Liver and spleen elastography in diagnosis of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction: pilot study by M. Yu. Nadinskaya, Ye. O. Liusina, Ch. S. Pavlov

“…To estimate diagnostic value of liver and spleen elastography in patients with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction - non-cirrhotic portal vein thrombosis (PVT). …”
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Morphological characterization of spleen and bursa of Fabricius of Pekin ducks in selenium-deficient area by Ye. E. Lazareva

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