| 11. | They may have splenic dysfunction and splenectomy is frequently performed.
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| 12. | Symptoms of splenic torsion include lethargy, abdominal distension and pale mucous membranes.
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| 13. | Its symptoms are dullness to splenic rupture / hematoma.
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| 14. | Several treatment options exist for splenic marginal zone lymphoma.
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| 15. | Splenic torsion occurs when the spleen twists along the axis of the blood supply.
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| 16. | The portal vein is formed when the splenic vein joins the superior mesenteric vein.
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| 17. | The most common cause for splenic vein thrombosis is both chronic and acute pancreatitis.
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| 18. | In less than one percent of cases of infectious mononucleosis splenic rupture may occur.
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| 19. | It is associated with pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer and aneurysms of the splenic artery.
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| 20. | Despite the destruction of platelets by splenic macrophages, the spleen is normally not enlarged.
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