Spleen Diseases

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Spleen: What Does It Do? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00615




2.	Immune System National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/final/immun/immun.htm




3.	Atlas of the Body: The Lymphatic System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZG0S6CGJC&sub_...

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Splenic Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D013158&recruiting...




2.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Splenomegaly National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D013163&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Liver-Spleen Scan National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/liverspleen.pdf




2.	Ultrasound: Abdomen American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-abdomen.htm

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Learning about Lymphoma: Glossary of Terms Lymphoma Research Foundation http://www.lymphoma.org/site/pp.asp?c=bfIKIVMIG&b=39130

Organizations

1.	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

Overviews

1.	Spleen and Lymphatic System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/spleen_lymphatic.html




2.	Spleen Disorders Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec14/ch179/ch179a.html

Specific Conditions

1.	Splenectomy and Risk of Infections American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/655.xml

Teenagers

1.	Spleen and Lymphatic System Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/spleen.html

Treatment

1.	Splenectomy Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/misc/surgical/general/splenectomy.htm




2.	Disease of the Spleen Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/florida/departments/mis/procedures/spleen.ht...