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The Spleen: Anatomy, Physiology and diseases

This book is about the spleen, a mysterious organ, covering all aspects of its anatomy, physiology, and medical and surgical conditions affecting the spleen. It covers the most areas critical for deci…

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This book is about the spleen, a mysterious organ, covering all aspects of its anatomy, physiology, and medical and surgical conditions affecting the spleen. It covers the most areas critical for decision making such as patient’s presentation, diagnosis, and management. This book considers the recent developments in diagnosing and treating medical and surgical conditions affecting the spleen, including minimally invasive surgery. It is a quick reference book, well-illustrated, and easy to read and understand. This book should be helpful to medical consultants, surgeons, hematologists, and pediatric surgeons. It also benefits specialists, fellows, medical students, and nurses. The illustrations in this book are clear and include clinical, radiological, operative, pathological, and diagrammatic pictures. These illustrations are detailed, making them easy to grasp and understand.

Table of contents (23 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xiii

Introduction and History

Pages 1-24

Embryology and Anatomy

Pages 25-32

Pathophysiology and Functions of the Spleen

Pages 33-49

Splenomegaly

Pages 51-67

Splenic Rupture

Pages 69-84

Splenosis

Ahmed H. Al-Salem

Pages 85-93

Accessory Spleen

Pages 95-109

Asplenia (Congenital Absence of the Spleen)

Pages 111-135

Polysplenia

Pages 137-153

Hepatolienal Fusion

Pages 155-157

Spleno-gonadal Fusion

Pages 159-168

Splenorenal Fusion

Pages 169-174

Wandering Spleen

Ahmed H. Al-Salem

Pages 175-185

Splenopancreatic Fusion

Pages 187-193

Splenic Cysts

Pages 195-207

Splenic Abscess

Pages 209-235

Splenic Infarction

Pages 237-253

Congestive Splenomegaly

Pages 255-262

Splenectomy and Immunizations

Pages 263-287

Partial Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy

Pages 289-307

The Spleen and Sickle Cell Anemia

Pages 309-378

Primary Tumors of the Spleen

Ahmed H. Al-Salem

Splenic Artery Aneurysm

Pages 399-407

About the author

Dr. Ahmed H. Al-Salem FRCSI, FACS, FICS. is a Consultant Pediatric Surgeon and urologist at AlSadik Hospital, Saihat, Saudi Arabia. He was awarded a certificate as one of the best graduates of the Colleges of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 1981/1982; in January 1985, he was awarded a prize by the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland as the best candidate in the Primary FRCSI Examination, January 1985, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. In February 1987, he received a Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. He wrote seven books, published more than 280 publications, and presented 67 papers at various conferences. He is on the Editorial Boards of several journals and reviewed more than 140 papers for multiple journals.

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