On examination, she was pale and overweight (body mass index=29.4). Her pulse was 100/min ... There was a tortuous course of splenic artery that ended with a thrilled, fragile, compressible mass at ...

Splenic sequestration (SPLIN-ik see-kweh-STRAY-shen) happens when too many blood cells get stuck in the spleen. It is a type of emergency that can happen to people, usually kids, who have sickle cell ...

Furthermore, it provides an important clinical lesson to maintain a high index of clinical suspicion for splenic injury in patients presenting with left upper quadrant abdominal pain radiating to the ...